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5. Memphis, Tennessee

> Population: 673,650
> Violent Crime Per 1,000: 15.4
> 2010 Murders: 89
> Median Income: $34,203 (31.8% below national average)
> Unemployment Rate:9.9% (0.9% above national average)

Memphis has high rates for all the violent crimes considered for 24/7 Wall St.’s rankings.

It has the sixth highest rate in the country. Incidents of violent crime in the city dropped slightly less than 15% between 2009 and 2010 though.

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton attributes this decrease to Operation Safe Community, a citywide plan developed in 2005.

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