CLEVELAND, Ohio – Amid the national debates over urban crime, an analysis by cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer examined the disparities between Cleveland and its surrounding suburbs.

Using FBI and census data, the reporting provides a nuanced view that challenges simplistic narratives while highlighting significant local trends. Here are the four takeaways from a story that ran Sunday about the analysis.

The review comes as President Donald Trump threatens to send troops to U.S. cities, a move that has heightened the issues of crime and the disparities facing urban communities and their outlying neighbors.

A wide disparity in violent crime

The analysis confirms a significant gap in violent crime rates between Cleveland and its suburbs. Cleveland leads the region in the rate of violen

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