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South Elgin, IL vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette has 27% more violent crime than South Elgin.
- West Lafayette has 4% less property crime than South Elgin.
 South Elgin, ILWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock11.222.7
 Property Crime23.2  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for South Elgin    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

South Elgin is a great central location with access to many major  More

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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 12 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 15 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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