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I'm thinking of moving to the old homeland. Where to go? I'll consider gay rights, access to abortion, and the local recycling programme as well, I'm sure, in deciding for Obamanation or Palinville. What'll it be?

Crime Type		2006 Total	Per 100,000 People	National per 100,000 People
Overall Harrisburg Crime Index		3246	6831.7	4479.3
Harrisburg Violent Crimes		803	1690	553.5
Harrisburg Murders		10	21	7
Harrisburg Rapes		51	107.3	33.1
Harrisburg Robberies		461	970.2	205.8
Harrisburg Aggravated Assaults		281	591.4	336.5
Harrisburg Property Crimes		2443	5141.6	3906.1
Harrisburg Burglaries		629	1323.8	813.2
Harrisburg Larceny/Thefts		1655	3483.2	2601.7
Harrisburg Motor Vehicle Thefts		159	334.6	501.5
Harrisburg Arsons 1		32	67.35	N/A

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I'm not sure. For the sake of comparison, let's look at Texas:

Latest 2006 Crimes per 100,000 People:

	Georgetown, TX	Harrisburg, PA	National
Murder:	0	21	7
Forcible Rape:	22.43	107.34	32.2
Robbery:	22.4	970.2	205.8
Aggravated Assault:	79.8	591.4	336.5
Burglary:	216.8	1323.8	813.2
Larceny Theft:	1171.5	3483.2	2601.7
Vehicle Theft:	107.2	334.6	501.5

Actual Reported Population and Crimes:

	Georgetown, TX	Harrisburg, PA
Population:	40,121	47,514
Murder:	0	10
Forcible Rape:	9	51
Robbery:	9	461
Aggravated Assault:	32	281
Burglary:	87	629
Larceny Theft:	470	1655
Vehicle Theft:	43	159

http://harrisburgpa.areaconnect.com/crime/compare.htm?c1=Georgetown&s1=TX&c2=harrisburg&s2=PA