2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Richmond, KY vs Columbia, MO

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- Columbia has 24% more violent crime than Richmond.
- Columbia has 17% less property crime than Richmond.
 Richmond, KYColumbia, MOUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock26.722.7
 Property Crime55.1  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

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For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

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Over 17 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Richmond, KentuckyCrime Index
 Livingston, KY5.75
 Brodhead, KY5.75
 Mount Vernon, KY13.6
 Berea, KY22.75
 Richmond, KY37.75

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