Dallas has the highest crime rate among U.S. cities

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For the eighth year in a row, Dallas had the highest crime rate among U.S. cities with more than a million people. But in the numbers game, comparing apples with oranges – or the Big Apple with Big D – may be a fruitless endeavor.
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Burglaries, more than any other category, helped keep Dallas at the top after an analysis of 2005 crime statistics based on crimes relative to population.

Among the largest cities, Dallas is No. 3 in murders. And several cities with populations of fewer than 1 million such as Baltimore, Detroit and Washington, D.C., have historically logged more murders per capita.

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"We've always said that if you just mind your business, you don't get into road rage incidents, you don't get into fights in bars, you don't get involved in the drug trade, your chances of being a victim of violent crime are very, very low," he said.