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AP Impact: US-Mexico border isn't so dangerous
Jun 3 04:48 AM US/Eastern
By MARTHA MENDOZA
Associated Press Writer

The top four big cities in America with the lowest rates of violent crime are all in border states: San Diego, Phoenix, El Paso and Austin, according to a new FBI report.

But FBI crime reports for 2009 says violent crime in Arizona declined. And violent crimes in southwest border counties are among the lowest in the nation per capita—they've dropped by more than 30 percent in the last two decades. Of America's 25 largest cities, San Diego—with one out of four residents an immigrant—has the lowest number of violent crimes per capita.