There are many reasons why Murfreesboro is regularly ranked as one of the country's best small cities in which to live. 

Yesterday's Daily News Journal offers yet another factor in Murfreesboro's favor:  The crime rate dropped five percent in 2007, including  major decreases of 20 percent or more in reported incidents of homicide (33%), rape (22%), arson (29%), auto theft (20%) and robbery (23%).

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