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Carola Guerrero De León

Border Cities Among Safest in the U.S., FBI Crime Data Shows

From an aerial view the Mexican and American flags fly over the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border on September 18, 2024 in El Paso, Texas. (Credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

While Republicans such as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Former President Donald Trump describe the U.S.-Mexico border as lawless and chaotic, violent crime and homicide rates in several border cities tell a different story. An analysis of FBI crime data by Axios reveals that U.S. cities along the Mexican border rank among the safest in the country.

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