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Don't mess with Texians.

Publication: Texas Monthly
Publication Date: 01-MAR-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Don't mess with Texians.(Encyclopedia Texanica: ANNE DINGUS SOLVES THE STATE'S GREATEST MYSTERIES)

Article Excerpt
What is Texas's most dangerous city?

A: That would be "dangerous" with a Big D. Despite Houston's dramatic increase in crime in late 2005--which some blame on the influx of 100,000-plus Hurricane Katrina refugees--Dallas is actually the, um, winner. In 2005, the last year for which complete FBI statistics are available, Dallas suffered significantly worse rates of theft and aggravated assault than did the Bayou City (as calculated per 100,000 people) and edged out Houston even in rape and murder. Overall, Dallas has been Texas's most crime-ridden city since 1998; in fact, in 2001 and 2002 homicides outnumbered deaths from auto accidents. Regarding the latter, the intersection of Texas Highway 121 and Preston Road has been included on State Farm Insurance's list of the ten most dangerous intersections. Dallas also endures annual bad weather, especially floods and heat waves, and--since it...

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