The violent crime rate was 48 per 100,000 people compared to a national average of 404 and 213 for Utah.
The violent crime rate dropped 13 percent from 1991 to 1996, and is now 284 crimes per 100,000 residents.
At the same time he helped reduce the violent crime rate by 24%.
After all, they're responsible for even less than the 1 percent violent crime rate with assault weapons.
The violent crime rate was also a key issue in the city's 2010 mayoral race.
For rural areas, both property and violent crime rates were lower than the national average.
By 1996, violent crime rates had dropped to approximately 2,883 per 100,000, a rate nearly half of that only six years ago.
During the same period, violent crime rates did not change.
The violent crime rate was 224 per 100,000 people compared to a national average of 474 and 287 for Oregon.
The violent crime rate was reported to be very low at 0.4 per 1,000 people.