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For crime rates, you'll find often that they seperate property crimes from violent crimes and the like. In 2002, the top five worst states for violent crimes per 100,000 population are as follows:
1. Florida (6205)
2. New Mexico (5962)
3. Arizona (5896)
4. Lousiana (5746)
5. South Carolina (5324)
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports
Metropolitan Stastical Areas are a census designation for large urban areas. In answer to your question about the largest city, in terms of MSAs the largest is the New York MSA. Here are the MSA's with the highest crime rates per 100,000 people as of 2002:
1. Pine Bluff, Arkansas (1446)
2. Miami, Florida (1251)
3. Tallahassee, Florida (1153)
4. Lubbock, Texas (1081)
5. Springfield, Massachusetts (1052)
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports
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