7. Little Rock, Arkansas
> Population: 192,922
> Violent Crime Per 1,000: 15.2
> 2010 Murders: 25
> Median Income: $38,992 (22.3% below national average)
> Unemployment Rate: 6.8% (2.2% below national average)
Little Rock has one of the highest rates of aggravated assault and forcible rape in the country.
Since 2009, reported assaults has increased while reported forcible rapes have decreased.
According to Lt. Terry Hastings of the Little Rock Police Department, quoted by local station FOX16, Little Rock was “down almost 12 percent across the board on crime” in 2010.
