Arizona Prison Complex-Lewis warden Ernest Trujillo displays a stirring paddle Friday, Jan. 14, 2005, in Buckeye, Ariz.

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25. Buckeye

Buckeye had 103.42 violent crimes per 100,000 in 2012, a population of 52,213 and three murders.

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