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Texas Quick Facts
CapitalAustin
Population (2008)24,326,974
Most Populous CityHouston
GovernorRick Perry
Lt. GovernorDavid Dewhurst
Chief JusticeWallace B. Jefferson
MottoFriendship
2008 Texas Crime Statistics
 TexasNationwide
Violent crime34,235510,195
Property crime130,7821,455,077
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter86310,770
Forcible rape2,03418,686
Robbery8,199112,608
Aggravated assault23,139368,131
Burglary19,693267,687
Larceny-theft104,3951,092,018
Motor vehicle theft5,96284,208
Arson73211,164
Other assaults109,0031,085,308
Forgery and counterfeiting7,32374,133
Fraud13,473191,934
Embezzlement57317,618
Stolen property
(buying, receiving, possessing)		74589,030
Vandalism13,855228,025
Weapons
(carrying, possessing, etc.)		11,667146,347
Prostitution and commercialized vice8,78464,843
Sex offenses
(except forcible rape and prostitution)		4,05964,256
Drug abuse violations136,8971,464,014
Gambling5008,096
Offenses against the family and children4,93987,197
Driving under the influence90,0661,171,935
Liquor laws29,859511,884
Drunkenness140,094474,378
Disorderly conduct40,371529,929
Vagrancy3,22426,325
All other offenses
(except traffic)		334,7863,469,174
Suspicion-1,259
Curfew and loitering law violations13,164104,168
Runaways13,24784,054
Source: "Crime in the United States, 2008" - U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation; (September 2009)

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