However, as of 2006, the city's crime average has been gradually decreasing while robbery was up 17 percent. West Palm Beach's northern neighbor, Riviera Beach, has an even higher violent crime rate. The following are the crime rates, per 100,000 people, for West Palm Beach as of 2005. Dunbar Village: In 2007, a resident was gang-raped by Jakaris Taylor and a group of 3 other teenagers in one of the city's public housing developments, Dunbar Village Housing Projects, with her son forced to participate, drawing national outrage. Sister cities West Palm Beach has three sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International: Mersin, Turkey Tzahar, Israel Budva, Montenegro Notable people Andy Abad, MLB first baseman for Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds Stephanie Abrams, Weather Channel meteorologist Tori Amos, singer-songwriter Ottis Anderson, NFL player New York Giants, MVP of Super Bowl XXV Jeff Atwater, State Senator, Florida Legislature, Palm Beach County Agnes Ballard, architect and educator, one of the first women elected to office in Florida Bob Barker, entertainer, game show host, The Price Is Right Scottie Barnes, professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors Zinn Beck, MLB infielder Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band member Dante Bichette, MLB outfielder Jason Bonham, drummer, son of Led Zeppelin's John Bonham Don Brewer, Grand Funk Railroad drummer Jimmy Buffett, singer and entertainer Virginia Spencer Carr, biographer and literary critic Diana Canova, actress Chris Carrabba, singer-songwriter from Dashboard Confessional Anthony Carter, NFL player Tom Carvel, of Carvel Ice-cream stores Glenn Close, actress John Collins, professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks Bob Cousy, basketball Hall of Famer and TV commentator Marshall Criser, president of University of Florida Arlene Dahl, actress Vic Damone, singer and actor Dale Dawson, NFL player Phil Dawson, NFL placekicker for San Francisco 49ers Ted DiBiase, Jr., professional wrestler Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr., entrepreneur and philanthropist Watson B. Duncan III, acting coach and mentor to Burt Reynolds Heath Evans, fullback for New Orleans Saints and graduate of The Kings Academy Mark Foley, U.S. Congressman Kason Gabbard, MLB pitcher Andrés Galarraga, MLB baseball player Anthony Goldwire, NBA player Murray H. Goodman (born 1925), real estate developer Ken Green, PGA golfer Jill S. Grigsby, sociologist Deidre Hall, actress, graduate of Lake Worth High School in central Palm Beach County George Hamilton, actor, graduate of Palm Beach High School Derek Harper, NBA player, New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks William Harris, tennis