claim: "we have less crime in the (rio grande) valley than we do in other major texas cities."
author: juan "chuy" hinojosa
evidence_1: jan 22, 2015 ... the most violent cities in texas might not be the ones you'd expect. ... the types  of crimes reported in houston are fairly different from what you'll find ... border  cities get a bad rap as violent, but the rio grande valley is extremely safe. ... has  a lower robbery rate than the other largest metro areas in texas, ...
evidence_2: may 17, 2017 ... "you know, whatever we're doing at the border somehow is working. some of the  safest communities in the united states are along the border," ramos ... ... fbi  data shows they have lower violent crime rates than other places ... about less  crime in the rio grande valley than in other major texas cities.).
evidence_3: dec 17, 2017 ... we looked at science and data to determine which cities in tx are really ... since  a ghetto is defined as a poor area, we used income levels, crime and ... big  spring ... if you live there for a year, you have less than a 1 in 100 chance of ...  other places have called houston one of the best cities for business in ...
evidence_4: the rio grande valley is an area located in the southernmost tip of south texas.  it lies along ... some of the biggest cities in the region are: brownsville, harlingen,  weslaco, ... the u.s. census bureau estimated the population of the rio grande  valley at .... ecotourism is a major economic force in the rio grande valley.
evidence_5: nov 20, 2015 ... violent crime was a primary factor in our analysis, but we also ... we considered  the largest 200 cities in the u.s. ... that is less than a third of the national average . ... while border towns are often considered dangerous, in the case of ... the city  is located in the rio grande valley just north of reynosa, ...