Houston saw a major drop in reported violent crime last year.

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Houston Police Department narcotics officers served a warrant at a house on the 8900 block of Lockwood Drive on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, in Houston.

Houston was generally a safer place to live in 2022According to data by the Major Cities Chiefs Association, the city saw a 9 percent drop in homicides, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults from 2021 to 2022. Percentage-wise, it was among the largest dips in the country, writesHe notes that while Houston did report fewer murders in 2022, its 435 homicides put it fourth among the major cities that provided data to the association. By comparison, Chicago reported 697 homicides in 2022.

. It's worth noting, though, that violent crime rates were still above levels reported before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. But as you'll see, the numbers weren't so good for one major Texas city, which reported more violent crime than any other city except New York.

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