2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Van Buren, AR vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- Council Bluffs has 23% less violent crime than Van Buren.
- Council Bluffs has 42% more property crime than Van Buren.
 Van Buren, ARCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock22.522.7
 Property Crime50.6  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Van Buren    2 Reviews

We moved to Arkansas (and to Van Buren) 4 years ago from the metro Houston, Texas area. We were sick of the traffic and crime that comes with living in a large city.   More

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Over 18 years ago

I don't like Arkansas. It's pretty, but the pay sucks. Taxes are very high, and so are  More

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Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 9 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 15 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Van Buren, ArkansasCrime Index
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