CLEVELAND -- The latest FBI crime statistics show that Cleveland has crime rates higher than the national average.

According to the stats, Cleveland's murder rate is almost three times the national average, reported NewsChannel5.

The rankings are done per 100,000 people, and Cleveland's murder rate is 23.8 percent, with 109 homicides in 2005. The national average is 6.9 percent.

Also, the robbery rate is four times the national average and rape and vehicle thefts both rank three times higher than elsewhere in the country.