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TIL On a list of the 25 cities in the US with the most murders per capita, Alabama appears 4 times. Fairfield, Anniston, Prichard and Bessemer, Alabama all have significantly higher murder rates than big cities like NYC and LA. Three cities in Arkansas also made the list.

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