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06-20-2009, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by CptnRn
Larado is not at all the worst crime area in Texas. Check out the FBI crime statistics here: United States cities by crime rate (100,000 - 250,000) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Among cities of that size, in Violet Crime, Laredo is rated at 579 per 100,000. Beaumont 981, Amarillo 980, Waco 930, Lubbock 913 & Killeen 782 all rate higher in violent crime. Amoung larger cities Arlington 696, Corpus Christi 826, Dallas 1069, Ft. Worth 667, and Houston 1132 all have higher Violent crime rates per 100,000 people.
In property crime Laredo is rated 6305 per 100,000, Waco rates higher at 6554.
Among larger cities Dallas 6776, Corpus Christi 6540, San Antonion 6390, Austin 6341 all have higher property crime rates. |
Laredo is much worse than what crime statistics make it out to be. Everyone knows that half the crimes their goes unsolved and unreported. |
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