2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Rolla, MO vs Ottumwa, IA

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Highlights
- Ottumwa has 25% less violent crime than Rolla.
- Ottumwa has 19% more property crime than Rolla.
 Rolla, MOOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock19.922.7
 Property Crime51  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Rolla    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Rolla is somewhat dominated by missouri S&T (Missouri University of Science &Technology) formerly known as UMR. The student population is huge. This year alone there are  More

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When looking for a comfortable temporary home for an educational pit stop along the road of life, Rolla is a great place to do so. With our blue ribbon elementary  More

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Rolla is a great place to live, but it is getting worse. There are too many outsiders, imports, transplants from other states, interlopers moving in here. All they want  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Rolla, MissouriCrime Index
 Edgar Springs, MO7.2
 Newburg, MO8
 Doolittle, MO11.6
 St. James, MO29.35
 Rolla, MO38.75

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