America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime
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The cities listed here are the 117 Smallest Metropolitan Statistical Areas, ranging in population from approximately 200,000 to 55,000.
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114 Mid-size Smallest Areas
(Ranked in order from Least to Most Crime)
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Index |
Murder |
Rape |
Robbery |
Assault |
Burglary |
Larceny |
Auto theft |
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State College |
PA |
2,040 |
2.9 |
27.9 |
16.1 |
69.7 |
235.4 |
1,637.6 |
50.6 |
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Steubenville-Weirton |
OH-WV |
2,056 |
0.8 |
19.7 |
52.2 |
160.3 |
349.4 |
1,341.5 |
131.6 |
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Wheeling |
WV-OH |
2,126 |
3.4 |
15.9 |
41.4 |
180.0 |
414.0 |
1,371.3 |
100.2 |
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Pittsfield |
MA |
2,149 |
0.0 |
30.3 |
40.8 |
160.9 |
406.7 |
1,342.5 |
167.9 |
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Wausau |
WI |
2,168 |
0.0 |
20.4 |
18.0 |
72.1 |
369.8 |
1,594.9 |
92.4 |
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Nashua |
NH |
2,169 |
1.0 |
30.1 |
23.9 |
84.4 |
321.7 |
1,543.8 |
163.9 |
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Parkersburg-Marietta |
WV-OH |
2,319 |
1.4 |
41.6 |
13.5 |
247.8 |
395.3 |
1,518.1 |
101.1 |
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Glens Falls |
NY |
2,432 |
2.4 |
30.3 |
9.6 |
217.5 |
399.9 |
1,719.1 |
53.4 |
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Williamsport |
PA |
2,476 |
1.7 |
21.6 |
73.0 |
90.4 |
466.1 |
1,703.5 |
119.4 |
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Jacksonville |
NC |
2,486 |
3.2 |
31.5 |
31.5 |
104.2 |
613.2 |
1,466.4 |
236.1 |
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Danville |
VA |
2,489 |
7.0 |
22.9 |
70.5 |
242.3 |
425.5 |
1,591.2 |
129.5 |
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Jamestown |
NY |
2,500 |
1.4 |
20.6 |
40.4 |
175.8 |
462.8 |
1,706.1 |
92.9 |
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Sharon |
PA |
2,505 |
0.8 |
18.2 |
47.2 |
194.5 |
461.0 |
1,648.7 |
134.1 |
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Bismarck |
ND |
2,583 |
2.1 |
22.5 |
20.3 |
43.8 |
316.5 |
1,990.9 |
187.1 |
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Hagerstown |
MD |
2,648 |
4.4 |
21.3 |
81.6 |
240.5 |
558.3 |
1,555.7 |
186.1 |
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La Crosse |
WI-MN |
2,679 |
0.0 |
20.2 |
21.7 |
97.8 |
321.5 |
2,121.3 |
96.3 |
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Dubuque |
IA |
2,705 |
1.1 |
22.4 |
8.9 |
191.1 |
538.8 |
1,770.6 |
172.1 |
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Rochester |
MN |
2,713 |
0.8 |
41.0 |
36.3 |
127.8 |
442.4 |
1,897.3 |
167.2 |
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Barnstable-Yarmouth |
MA |
2,765 |
1.4 |
20.4 |
29.0 |
419.0 |
569.4 |
1,599.3 |
126.3 |
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Cumberland |
MD-WV |
2,792 |
1.0 |
26.9 |
23.0 |
232.3 |
583.5 |
1,810.0 |
115.2 |
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Kenosha |
WI |
2,817 |
2.0 |
30.3 |
59.3 |
83.7 |
466.6 |
2,005.4 |
170.0 |
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Altoona |
PA |
2,855 |
2.3 |
33.2 |
87.9 |
155.7 |
712.3 |
1,702.2 |
161.1 |
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Fitchburg-Leominster |
MA-NH |
2,866 |
2.1 |
37.5 |
77.1 |
256.2 |
535.9 |
1,730.7 |
226.3 |
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Sioux Falls |
SD |
2,896 |
0.6 |
77.1 |
31.1 |
152.4 |
502.2 |
1,997.3 |
135.2 |
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Elmira |
NY |
2,927 |
3.0 |
34.1 |
34.2 |
176.8 |
379.6 |
2,229.8 |
69.6 |
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Florence |
AL |
2,945 |
2.8 |
16.6 |
40.2 |
138.7 |
574.1 |
2,090.6 |
81.8 |
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Pocatello |
ID |
3,020 |
1.3 |
35.8 |
10.2 |
268.1 |
413.7 |
2,182.1 |
108.5 |
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Eau Claire |
WI |
3,028 |
0.7 |
18.6 |
15.3 |
101.0 |
482.5 |
2,254.8 |
154.8 |
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Fort Walton Beach |
FL |
3,056 |
2.2 |
32.5 |
60.6 |
250.1 |
511.0 |
2,043.8 |
155.9 |
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Sheboygan |
WI |
3,059 |
0.0 |
35.0 |
14.9 |
66.5 |
363.2 |
2,471.3 |
107.6 |
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Charlottesville |
VA |
3,088 |
3.9 |
34.1 |
61.8 |
327.3 |
429.7 |
2,099.9 |
130.9 |
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Bloomington-Normal |
IL |
3,161 |
1.0 |
30.1 |
27.0 |
178.5 |
590.6 |
2,261.2 |
73.0 |
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Fargo-Moorhead |
ND-MN |
3,238 |
0.0 |
44.9 |
11.5 |
86.3 |
440.6 |
2,459.5 |
195.0 |
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St. Cloud |
MN |
3,247 |
0.6 |
65.0 |
24.0 |
101.9 |
367.1 |
2,527.5 |
160.4 |
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Punta Gorda |
FL |
3,268 |
1.4 |
23.0 |
36.5 |
270.1 |
729.9 |
2,034.4 |
172.2 |
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New Bedford |
MA |
3,310 |
4.1 |
46.0 |
133.3 |
423.8 |
802.7 |
1,489.3 |
411.1 |
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Burlington |
VT |
3,320 |
4.9 |
9.8 |
20.8 |
96.8 |
691.3 |
2,364.3 |
131.8 |
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Lewiston-Auburn |
ME |
3,322 |
2.0 |
48.0 |
36.2 |
45.1 |
627.8 |
2,435.7 |
127.3 |
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Redding |
CA |
3,350 |
3.0 |
64.4 |
59.7 |
360.4 |
862.6 |
1,643.7 |
355.7 |
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Owensboro |
KY |
3,440 |
4.3 |
23.7 |
52.9 |
155.3 |
637.5 |
2,433.6 |
132.7 |
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Iowa City |
IA |
3,460 |
0.0 |
47.6 |
52.1 |
328.5 |
504.5 |
2,404.8 |
122.1 |
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Bloomington |
IN |
3,460 |
5.7 |
42.6 |
34.4 |
128.6 |
553.5 |
2,508.2 |
186.7 |
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Grand Junction |
CO |
3,529 |
0.8 |
19.7 |
23.8 |
163.4 |
587.8 |
2,491.7 |
241.4 |
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Lafayette |
IN |
3,585 |
3.2 |
44.8 |
30.2 |
146.3 |
659.3 |
2,559.6 |
142.0 |
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Muncie |
IN |
3,591 |
1.7 |
62.3 |
69.0 |
160.4 |
586.8 |
2,514.5 |
196.2 |
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Decatur |
AL |
3,610 |
4.1 |
16.3 |
83.6 |
101.3 |
799.1 |
2,461.9 |
144.1 |
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Lima |
OH |
3,662 |
3.2 |
58.3 |
100.0 |
187.8 |
726.2 |
2,377.4 |
209.0 |
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Yuma |
AZ |
3,730 |
1.8 |
22.3 |
40.5 |
357.8 |
766.8 |
2,123.5 |
417.2 |
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Racine |
WI |
3,736 |
1.0 |
21.4 |
133.6 |
90.8 |
670.3 |
2,574.1 |
244.8 |
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Dothan |
AL |
3,773 |
3.4 |
48.1 |
83.0 |
141.0 |
711.1 |
2,616.1 |
170.2 |
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Jackson |
MI |
3,796 |
5.0 |
72.4 |
61.8 |
355.8 |
661.6 |
2,353.2 |
286.5 |
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Dover |
DE |
3,796 |
5.0 |
72.4 |
61.8 |
355.8 |
661.6 |
2,353.2 |
286.5 |
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Bangor |
ME |
3,812 |
0.0 |
10.1 |
30.2 |
36.0 |
437.8 |
3,184.3 |
113.8 |
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Columbia |
MO |
3,878 |
2.2 |
26.9 |
76.5 |
249.8 |
482.8 |
2,847.2 |
193.0 |
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Yolo |
CA |
3,919 |
2.9 |
35.5 |
95.5 |
345.4 |
830.4 |
2,026.2 |
583.3 |
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Grand Forks |
ND-MN |
3,930 |
0.0 |
54.5 |
13.4 |
81.2 |
606.5 |
2,911.1 |
263.1 |
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Corvallis |
OR |
3,958 |
1.3 |
13.9 |
39.1 |
132.4 |
597.5 |
2,992.6 |
181.5 |
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Cheyenne |
WY |
3,963 |
2.4 |
48.5 |
40.0 |
131.0 |
389.5 |
3,203.2 |
148.0 |
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Kokomo |
IN |
4,039 |
4.9 |
25.3 |
49.6 |
279.0 |
762.3 |
2,714.6 |
203.2 |
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Champaign-Urbana |
IL |
4,065 |
3.8 |
24.3 |
72.3 |
287.2 |
780.1 |
2,775.0 |
122.1 |
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Decatur |
IL |
4,101 |
2.2 |
24.3 |
90.2 |
359.7 |
873.4 |
2,643.6 |
107.5 |
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Abilene |
TX |
4,139 |
3.8 |
46.9 |
82.5 |
208.8 |
1,030.4 |
2,585.7 |
180.8 |
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Elkhart-Goshen |
IN |
4,224 |
4.3 |
20.5 |
98.3 |
151.8 |
897.6 |
2,782.0 |
269.5 |
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Sherman-Denison |
TX |
4,232 |
2.6 |
19.0 |
70.1 |
183.5 |
816.3 |
2,906.0 |
234.6 |
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Benton Harbor |
MI |
4,237 |
4.9 |
68.2 |
61.5 |
399.3 |
777.9 |
2,671.6 |
253.2 |
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Mansfield |
OH |
4,314 |
4.5 |
43.5 |
61.1 |
45.8 |
963.4 |
3,008.4 |
187.7 |
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Cedar Rapids |
IA |
4,388 |
1.0 |
34.3 |
57.7 |
163.2 |
732.4 |
3,203.0 |
196.0 |
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Hattiesburg |
MS |
4,393 |
11.5 |
30.2 |
154.3 |
89.6 |
1,020.1 |
2,842.0 |
244.8 |
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Janesville-Beloit |
WI |
4,395 |
0.6 |
25.9 |
73.8 |
138.5 |
679.6 |
3,271.7 |
205.2 |
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Yuba City |
CA |
4,407 |
4.9 |
45.1 |
65.2 |
360.5 |
1,005.8 |
2,311.1 |
614.2 |
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Santa Fe |
NM |
4,465 |
5.2 |
45.1 |
72.8 |
348.0 |
1,740.0 |
2,047.4 |
206.2 |
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Medford-Ashland |
OR |
4,475 |
0.5 |
25.7 |
39.7 |
198.3 |
660.3 |
3,316.7 |
233.7 |
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Houma |
LA |
4,540 |
3.1 |
41.0 |
78.4 |
391.1 |
941.2 |
2,877.4 |
208.1 |
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Billings |
MT |
4,617 |
0.0 |
12.3 |
52.9 |
181.8 |
398.8 |
3,703.6 |
267.7 |
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Lawrence |
KS |
4,623 |
2.0 |
36.6 |
44.6 |
289.2 |
839.7 |
3,217.3 |
193.1 |
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Joplin |
MO |
4,636 |
1.3 |
33.2 |
50.8 |
451.4 |
797.5 |
3,018.2 |
283.4 |
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Jonesboro |
AR |
4,638 |
3.6 |
10.8 |
91.3 |
237.8 |
782.9 |
3,235.1 |
276.2 |
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Missoula |
MT |
4,729 |
1.9 |
20.1 |
65.6 |
242.6 |
466.9 |
3,651.4 |
280.9 |
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Kankakee |
IL |
4,732 |
8.0 |
26.1 |
145.2 |
441.7 |
956.5 |
2,837.6 |
316.9 |
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Waterloo-Cedar Falls |
IA |
4,767 |
0.8 |
49.8 |
77.8 |
233.5 |
1,111.6 |
3,038.9 |
254.5 |
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Las Cruces |
NM |
4,778 |
8.2 |
74.6 |
56.6 |
317.6 |
1,093.8 |
3,043.0 |
183.8 |
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Texarkana |
TX-AR |
4,847 |
6.0 |
37.2 |
112.5 |
389.5 |
933.9 |
3,087.6 |
280.0 |
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Rapid City |
SD |
4,933 |
2.2 |
103.0 |
33.6 |
196.0 |
723.5 |
3,686.7 |
188.1 |
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Terre Haute |
IN |
4,934 |
5.8 |
31.0 |
74.9 |
220.4 |
998.3 |
3,361.3 |
242.3 |
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Goldsboro |
NC |
4,955 |
7.7 |
6.0 |
104.1 |
325.2 |
1,308.7 |
2,930.6 |
272.3 |
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Pueblo |
CO |
4,999 |
4.7 |
20.9 |
117.4 |
372.4 |
985.7 |
3,208.0 |
290.1 |
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Casper |
WY |
5,000 |
4.5 |
20.8 |
26.8 |
221.7 |
992.6 |
3,448.1 |
285.7 |
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Tyler |
TX |
5,016 |
4.4 |
70.1 |
99.2 |
331.0 |
1,030.2 |
3,147.7 |
333.2 |
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St. Joseph |
MO |
5,036 |
0.0 |
21.2 |
66.4 |
127.0 |
758.4 |
3,834.2 |
229.1 |
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Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton |
NJ |
5,048 |
5.4 |
25.4 |
270.2 |
390.6 |
1,177.9 |
2,879.6 |
299.0 |
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Lawton |
OK |
5,103 |
6.9 |
52.0 |
136.1 |
442.8 |
1,176.0 |
2,977.6 |
312.0 |
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Gadsden |
AL |
5,194 |
4.8 |
35.4 |
99.6 |
631.4 |
1,026.1 |
3,044.8 |
351.6 |
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Victoria |
TX |
5,218 |
17.1 |
67.2 |
130.9 |
454.3 |
939.3 |
3,398.6 |
210.6 |
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Bellingham |
WA |
5,238 |
2.3 |
60.0 |
52.4 |
131.0 |
981.0 |
3,697.0 |
313.8 |
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Albany |
GA |
5,308 |
5.5 |
39.6 |
183.6 |
213.7 |
1,248.2 |
3,325.9 |
291.3 |
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Athens |
GA |
5,324 |
5.6 |
35.5 |
107.8 |
175.8 |
842.0 |
3,794.3 |
363.4 |
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Bryan-College Station |
TX |
5,364 |
3.8 |
66.6 |
61.6 |
307.8 |
880.7 |
3,827.3 |
216.1 |
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Enid |
OK |
5,417 |
0.0 |
59.8 |
42.7 |
333.1 |
1,170.3 |
3,580.8 |
230.6 |
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Sioux City |
IA-NE |
5,443 |
2.4 |
40.9 |
62.5 |
388.9 |
1,129.8 |
3,487.2 |
331.2 |
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Jackson |
TN |
5,514 |
5.5 |
52.1 |
174.6 |
585.8 |
1,052.0 |
3,227.2 |
416.8 |
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Rocky Mount |
NC |
5,600 |
6.8 |
15.6 |
155.6 |
273.3 |
1,340.0 |
3,527.5 |
280.7 |
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Tuscaloosa |
AL |
5,609 |
5.4 |
50.5 |
147.9 |
321.6 |
1,122.4 |
3,614.4 |
346.9 |
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San Angelo |
TX |
5,655 |
0.0 |
58.0 |
46.0 |
270.6 |
1,065.0 |
3,990.2 |
225.5 |
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Auburn-Opelika |
AL |
5,670 |
6.0 |
51.7 |
134.4 |
391.0 |
1,438.3 |
3,450.1 |
198.9 |
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Anniston |
AL |
5,840 |
9.7 |
46.8 |
196.9 |
435.3 |
1,338.7 |
3,536.6 |
276.4 |
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Flagstaff |
AZ |
6,042 |
1.5 |
55.4 |
56.2 |
446.2 |
877.8 |
4,286.1 |
318.5 |
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Greenville |
NC |
6,111 |
8.7 |
27.5 |
196.0 |
410.7 |
1,465.7 |
3,726.7 |
275.5 |
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Sumter |
SC |
6,200 |
8.4 |
42.9 |
192.3 |
772.0 |
1,417.0 |
3,218.6 |
548.9 |
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Great Falls |
MT |
6,227 |
4.9 |
25.9 |
45.7 |
313.6 |
460.5 |
5,138.0 |
238.3 |
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Panama City |
FL |
6,241 |
5.2 |
72.9 |
116.1 |
554.2 |
1,111.0 |
4,124.0 |
257.4 |
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Lake Charles |
LA |
6,283 |
7.1 |
59.7 |
177.0 |
446.4 |
1,793.8 |
3,427.9 |
371.5 |
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Wichita Falls |
TX |
6,368 |
7.5 |
27.9 |
174.4 |
525.3 |
1,330.6 |
3,927.2 |
374.7 |
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Florence |
SC |
6,635 |
3.1 |
49.7 |
190.3 |
635.4 |
1,200.1 |
4,118.3 |
438.1 |
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Alexandria |
LA |
6,687 |
14.2 |
28.4 |
179.1 |
796.2 |
1,649.3 |
3,718.3 |
301.4 |
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Monroe |
LA |
6,721 |
8.0 |
53.2 |
122.2 |
678.6 |
1,339.2 |
4,222.5 |
297.7 |
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Pine Bluff |
AR |
7,046 |
16.4 |
57.4 |
272.7 |
601.6 |
1,342.6 |
4,189.2 |
566.5 |
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Topeka |
KS |
7,355 |
4.7 |
47.8 |
250.0 |
344.4 |
1,212.1 |
5,062.8 |
433.0 |
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* indicates 2002 UCR crime rates not reported by FBI. Estimated from prior and current statistics.
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