Rep. Cuellar: Border is Safer than U.S. Capital According to FBI Crime StatsU.S.-Mexico Border Has Lower Crime Rate than National Average
WASHINGTON,
September 28, 2016
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Rafael Benavides
((956) 725-0639)
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) released the latest statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) which show lower violent crime rates, including homicide, rape, aggravated assault and robbery, in cities along the Texas-Mexico border than in other major metropolitan areas across Texas and the United States. The data released by the FBI shows information gathered for 2015. “The border is often painted in an unfair light,” said Congressman Henry Cuellar. “The people who characterize the border as a violent and crime-ridden place often have never visited or lived here. The FBI’s official crime statistics, for yet another year, demonstrate that the border is home to some of the safest cities in the United States. Violent crimes like murder and aggravated assault are much higher even in our nation’s capital than on the Texas border. These unfounded stereotypes about the border have the potential to hurt business and we need to stop this misinformation about the border.” The latest FBI crime statistics (2015) show:
Attached to this release are the following four charts: 2015 FBI Uniform Crime Reports. |