States are much too coarse. In the early 90s, East Palo Alto had the highest murder rate in the US. (I think that the wikipedia article is wrong - I remember

States are much too coarse. In the early 90s, East Palo Alto had the highest murder rate in the US. (I think that the wikipedia article is wrong - I remember a number significantly higher.) It's right next to Palo Alto, which has a murder every decade or so.