2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Wilson, NC vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines has 34% more violent crime than Wilson.
- Des Moines has 8% more property crime than Wilson.
 Wilson, NCDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock37.122.7
 Property Crime56  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Wilson    7 Reviews

I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Dude · 
Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Wilson, North CarolinaCrime Index
 Sims, NC38.55
 Wilson, NC40.3
 Saratoga, NC42.45
 Stantonsburg, NC42.7
 Elm City, NC45.15
 Black Creek, NC46.8
 Lucama, NC49.4

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