2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Portsmouth, VA vs Evanston, IL

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- Evanston has 58% less violent crime than Portsmouth.
- Evanston has 52% less property crime than Portsmouth.
 Portsmouth, VAEvanston, ILUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock1522.7
 Property Crime74.2  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Portsmouth    4 Reviews

I have lived in Westhaven neighborhood in Portsmouth for 23 yrs. I have never smelled a paper mill in Portsmouth. I grew up in MA about a mile from one, so I know what  More

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Over 16 years ago

Housing not always  More

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Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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Reviews for Evanston    20 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Portsmouth, VirginiaCrime Index
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 Yorktown, VA16.2
 Poquoson, VA16.25
 Williamsburg, VA16.3
 Windsor, VA16.75
 Gwynn, VA17.65
 Rushmere, VA18.2
 Gloucester Courthouse, VA18.55
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