TITLE

America's safest city: Amherst, N.Y.; the most dangerous: Newark, N.J

AUTHOR(S)

Fried, Carla

PUB. DATE

January 1997

SOURCE

Money;1/1/1997, Vol. 25 Issue 13, p22

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Presents the results of a survey of the crime rate in major cities in the United States. The use of 1995 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) statistics; The discovery that Amherst, New York was the safest; The finding that Newark, New Jersey was the most dangerous; A listing of the top ten safest and most dangerous cities.

ACCESSION #

9612303858

Tags: CRIMINAL statistics

 

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