Yay! I live just outside, and frequent the murder capital!

[dxkj]

Woohoo

Chicago, with its 2.9 million people, had 646 murders in 2002. New York, with 2.5 times the population, had fewer murders.

 

[imported_Papi]

sucks to be you dude

 

[chin311]

hahahaha

<------- laughing at you

 

[MrDingleDangle]

they should do it per capita

 

[Viper GTS]

Maybe highest per city, but I think DC is higher per capita.

Viper GTS

 

[GroundZero]

so, both cities suck ass..., and your point would be?

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

used to be Houston.

I think Dallas Fort Worth Area has well over 1000/year.

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: GroundZero
so, both cities suck ass..., and your point would be?

I'd be much more worried about the per capita figure, it's all about what YOUR odds are of being whacked.

😉

Viper GTS

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Maybe highest per city, but I think DC is higher per capita.

Viper GTS

Actually, I think Gary, IN usually takes that honor.

 

[MrDingleDangle]

highest big city per capita...using those data and 2000 census for population

1 murder per # of people
#1 New Orleans- 1 murder per 2275 people
#2 Detroit- 2341
#3 Wash. DC- 2476
#4 Baltimore- 2543
#5 Chicago- 4333
#6 Philly- 4829
#7- Dallas- 5047
#8- Los Angeles- 6460
#9- Houston- 7527
#10- NYC- 12,248

 

[Toasthead]

City Population 2001 2002 % change 2002 as of

New York 8,008,278 643 536 -16.6% Dec. 8
Los Angeles 3,694,820 587 627 6.8% Dec. 7
Chicago 2,896,016 666 600 - 9.9% Dec. 8
Houston 1,953,631 267 242 -9.4% Dec. 8

Looks like LA has ya beat

Source: USA Today

 

[Mr N8]

I live in a city of 90,000 people, and there hasn't been a homocide in 1 year and 9 months, now. Still people in the podunk towns west of us think its an unsafe place to be.