One of those claims is that the murder rate in Dallas is higher than in Los Angeles<\/a>, the second-largest city in the U.S.<\/p>\n In a flurry of tweets over the weekend, Newsom, a Democrat, took shots at red states on social media, claiming that Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana all had higher murder rates than the City of Los Angeles.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sunday night, his press office posted on X that Dallas’ murder rate is nearly twice that of LA.\u00a0<\/p>\n “It’s interesting to me to watch the way that crime statistics get used,” said Timothy Bray, a University of Texas at Dallas criminologist.<\/p>\n Bray said he has looked at the stats from 2024 and that it may be a true statement, but it’s not an accurate assessment of which city is more dangerous to live in.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Yes, Los Angeles has a lower murder rate than Dallas, but it has a higher robbery rate, it has a higher criminal sexual assault rate has a higher aggravated assault rate,” Bray said. “Its overall violent crime rate is higher.”<\/p>\n Newsom’s information comes from 2024 data. \u00a0<\/p>\n ChiefComeauxDPD<\/p>\n “When people start to think about quality of life, it’s not just murders, it’s: ‘Can I go outside and feel safe?'” said Bray. “All of those crimes played to that.”<\/p>\n According to 2024 data from police reports, the homicide rate is 14 per 100,000 in Dallas city vs 7.1 in Los Angeles city.<\/p>\n![\"ChiefComeauxDPD](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/screenshot-2025-08-25-202644.jpg#.jpeg\")
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