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West Orange, NJ vs East Orange, NJ

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- East Orange has 68% more violent crime than West Orange.
- East Orange has 2% less property crime than West Orange.
 West Orange, NJEast Orange, NJUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock35.622.7
 Property Crime25.6  Unlock35.4

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

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Over 15 years ago

East Orange was once the most beautiful city in the county of Essex. The city is being taken over by gangs and drugs. There is too many guns in our  More

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Over 16 years ago

If you think Newark, NJ is bad, visit East Orange. Newark at least has a plan for recovery. The plan will eventually fail but at least there are some bright spots   More

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Over 20 years ago

COL is very high where I live. Am looking to relocate out of  More

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