2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Staunton, VA vs Ottumwa, IA

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- Ottumwa has 33% more violent crime than Staunton.
- Ottumwa has 46% more property crime than Staunton.
 Staunton, VAOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock19.922.7
 Property Crime34  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Staunton    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Summer in Staunton is the place to be for classical music lovers. Violins can be heard throughout July when students from all over the world convene for the Heifetz  More

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Over 12 years ago

Staunton has lots of small town charm, especially in the historic downtown area, which seems to be featured often in various Top 10 lists.  More

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Staunton is a charming town of about 22,000 in the Shenandoah Valley about midway up I-81 in Virginia. There is a small downtown that has been revitalized. Numerous  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 13 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 17 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 18 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 Staunton, VirginiaCrime Index
 Churchville, VA12
 New Hope, VA13.55
 Mount Sidney, VA15.55
 Greenville, VA15.7
 Lyndhurst, VA16.2
 Crimora, VA16.25
 Weyers Cave, VA17.2
 Dooms, VA18.05
 Harriston, VA18.05
 Sherando, VA19.7

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