re: Lowest Crime rate cities in the SEC

City - Crime Index (violent crimes per thousand, total crimes per thousand)

1. Oxford, Mississippi - 27 (0.63 violent, 29.29 total)
2. Auburn, Alabama - 19 (1.56 violent, 35.61 total)
3. College Station, Texas - 18 (2.38 violent, 36.59 total)
4. Starkville, Mississippi - 17 (2.51 violent, 37.26 total)
5. Columbia, Missouri - 13 (5.00 violent, 43.13 total)
6. Fayetteville, Arkansas - 11 (4.50 violent, 45.64 total)
7. Lexington, Kentucky - 11 (5.90 violent, 46.28 total)
8. Athens, Georgia - 9 (3.30 violent, 49.24 total)
9. Gainesville, Florida - 6 (7.46 violent, 55.54 total)
10. Tuscaloosa, Alabama - 4 (5.13 violent, 63.54 total)
11. Nashville, Tennessee - 4 (11.70 violent, 63.85 total)
12. Baton Rouge, Louisiana - 3 (10.83 violent, 67.02 total)
13. Columbia, South Carolina - 2 (10.24 violent, 76.55 total)
14. Knoxville, Tennessee - 1 (9.84 violent, 82.02 total)

Ranked violent crimes per thousand

1. Oxford, Mississippi (0.63)
2. Auburn, Alabama (1.56)
3. College Station, Texas (2.38)
4. Starkville, Mississippi (2.51)
5. Athens, Georgia (3.30)
6. Fayetteville, Arkansas (4.50)
7. Columbia, Missouri (5.00)
8. Tuscaloosa, Alabama (5.13)
9. Lexington, Kentucky (5.90)
10. Gainesville, Florida (7.46)
11. Knoxville, Tennessee (9.84)
12. Columbia, South Carolina (10.24)
13. Baton Rouge, Louisiana (10.83)
14. Nashville, Tennessee (11.70)

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