Dallas Maintains Highest Crime Rate For 6th Year

[Pliablemoose]

As expected, FBI statistics for 2003 show Dallas has the highest overall crime rate among the country's largest cities for the sixth year in a row.

The final 2003 statistics released Monday by the FBI show Dallas was No. 1 in robberies and burglaries per capita, but No. 3 in murders, rapes and aggravated assaults among the nation's nine largest cities.

The FBI's uniform crime reporting program also showed that the city had the second-highest rate for vehicle thefts and other property thefts.

Sucks to live in Dallas

<---Lives in Dallas area &amp; works in Dallas

 

[ryzmah]

I think they're still behind Baltimore/Washington for violent crime/murder - take that, Dallas! :thumbsup:

 

[skace]

Texas pride must not affect criminals?

 

[Scarpozzi]

Maybe it's the high crime and feeling of "danger" that enthralled Debbie to do the whole city....

 

[Strk]

In all fairness though, Dallas is kind of uneven because it has a much larger amount of thefts. The only city the article mentions other than Dallas is Detroit, and their numbers may be better for thefts, but they leave a lot to be desired elsewhere.