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1	A PolitiFact Texas Sampling of 2015 Crime Rates, Homicides, Robberies in Counties Labeled by Tom K. Wong as Sanctuaries and Counties Not So Labeled
2	PUBLISHED MAY 2017
3	NOTE: Non-sanctuary counties in bold italic.
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5	COUNTY	STATE	TOTAL RATE per 10,000 RESIDENTS	HOMICIDES	ROBBERIES
6	BAKER	OR	93	0	0
7	DALLAS	AR	94	0	0
8	KENTON	KY	112	0	1
9	FORT BEND	TX	116	8	130
10	JUNEAU	WI	120	0	0
11	HUMBOLDT	CA	140	7	45
12	MARICOPA	AZ	142	2	7
13	TRAVIS*	TX	184	4	56
14	THURSTON	WA	186	3	25
15	PINELLAS	FL	247	5	154
16	BOULDER	CO	286	2	25
17	DALLAS	TX	414	128	3918
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19	*By 2017, Travis County was considered a sanctuary county by some observers.
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21	SOURCES: Documents provided to PolitiFact Texas by Tom K. Wong, assistant professor of political science, University of California, San Diego, and Stephen G. Fischer Jr., chief - Multimedia Productions, FBI - Criminal Justice Information Service Division, April and May 2017.
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23	*By 2017, Dallas and Travis counties were considered sanctuary counties by some observers.
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