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Violent Crime and the Black Population, 2003

10 Safest Cities

Honolulu

San Jose

Austin

San Diego

El Paso

San Antonio

Denver

Fort Worth

Seattle

Phoenix

    10 Safest Cities (Avg.)

10 Most Dangerous Cities

Detroit

Baltimore

Memphis

Washington, DC

Nashville, TN

Philadelphia

Dallas

Chicago

Los Angeles

Boston

    10 Most Dangerous Cities (Avg.)

New Orleans

Sources: FBI Crime Statistics, October 25, 2004 (crime rates)

U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book, 2000. (Racial data.)

Note: Rankings are for cities with populations 500,000 and above.