Where do most robberies occur in your state?

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Monroe had the most robberies per capita in Louisiana, the study shows.
Jackson was the big one in Mississippi.
West Memphis, Tulsa, and Houston are the hot spots, respectively, in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Monroe was #17 on the list overall.

Here are some other interesting finds:


There were 319,356 robberies in the U.S. in 2017, down by 28 percent from 2008.
Boise, Idaho, had the lowest robbery rate - 2.26 per 10,000 people.
Baltimore, MD, had the highest robbery rate - 95.87 per 10,000 people.
42 of the 50 cities cited are close to a state line, and 18 of those cities are on or almost on the border of their state.
The average property loss as a result of a robbery was $1,373 in 2017.
Banks took the hardest hit, with an average loss of $3,483 per robbery.
The robbers most commonly used firearms (40.6%) and “strong-arm tactics,” which involve physical force but no weapon (41.5%).
37.2% of robberies took place on a street or highway.