2025 Compare Cities Crime:
West Plains, MO vs Cape Girardeau, MO

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Highlights
- Cape Girardeau has 35% more violent crime than West Plains.
- Cape Girardeau has 10% less property crime than West Plains.
 West Plains, MOCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock25.322.7
 Property Crime70.1  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for West Plains    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Nice place to live, though jobs are hard to come by (have to know someone). Relocated here 2 1/2 years ago, still haven't gotten a good paying job. Cost of living is low  More

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Over 15 years ago

I'm thinking of moving to West Plains Missouri. I currently live in California and have a possible job opportunity teaching at the college in West Plains. I believe I'd  More

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Over 16 years ago

We choose to live in Alton, MO because of the air quality of 75% The reason AQ in West Plains, MO is only 43 % A company there makes charcoal and a very big  More

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Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Over 12 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near West Plains, MissouriCrime Index
 South Fork, MO14.2
 Pomona, MO22
 Brandsville, MO26.8
 Mountain View, MO34.1
 Willow Springs, MO41.9
 West Plains, MO43.3

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