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| November 11, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From University Wire)

Byline: Molly Borgstrom

Madison, a place that holds Money Magazine's distinction of being one of the nation's best places to live, now has another honor to add to its list: It is one of the safest cities of its size in the nation.

Statistics released Nov. 8 by the Madison Police Department and conducted by the United States Justice Department show that in 2001, Madison had the lowest overall crime rate out of 14 cities with populations of 200,000 to 250,000 people.

Madison had the lowest number of property crimes, murders, burglaries and aggravated assaults. There were 8,299 total crimes reported in 2001, including…

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