SNEAK PEEK #3: How Much Water Does a 10 Gallon Hat Really Hold? Of course our new 10 Issue (which hits newsstands on Tuesday!) isn't just filled with lists like 10 Provocative Questions about Chickens and 10 Ridiculous Feats of Literature. It also tackles some of the biggest questions ever asked by mankind.
The most violent cities in Texas. Back to Gallery. Odessa had the highest violent crime rate out of 24 metropolitan areas in Texas in 2013, according to the most recent FBI data. The West Texas city recorded a violent crime rate of 806.4 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the FBI's annual Uniform Crime Report for 2013. By comparison, the San Antonio metro area had a 459.7 incidents per 100,000 that year, the 9th most of any Texas city.
Crime In America: States With The Most Murders. California has the most reported annual murders, with 1699, followed by Texas at 1184 and Florida at 1149. While California may have the most murders, its Louisiana that has the highest murder rate (10.8 per 100,000 people) in the United States. It is common knowledge that murder rates in major cities in the United States have been on a decline over the past few years. In California, for instance, 1,699 people were killed in 2014.