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New York City as early 12/20/2017 is at 278 if trend continue the city will finish the year with 288-294 which be historic lows since early 1950s or late 1940s. It things stay the same city will be under 200 homicides in 5-7 years.
New York City as early 12/20/2017 is at 278 if trend continue the city will finish the year with 288-294 which be historic lows since early 1950s or late 1940s. It things stay the same city will be under 200 homicides in 5-7 years.
One thing I noticed is NYC managed to reduce their numbers by half each decade since 1990. In 1990 it had over 2000 homicides, in the year 2000 it had roughly 1000, in 2010 it had around 500, and at this rate 2020 will have around 250.
One thing I noticed is NYC managed to reduce their numbers by half each decade since 1990. In 1990 it had over 2000 homicides, in the year 2000 it had roughly 1000, in 2010 it had around 500, and at this rate 2020 will have around 250.
So maybe one day we will see Detroit, New Orleans, Baltimore and St.Louis averaging 10-20 murders a year.
Raleigh had #25 yesterday morning, elderly woman slain in Southeast Raleigh. Murder rate up to 5.45 per 100k. Definitely a bad year for Raleigh, continuing it's deadliest year in nearly a decade (9 years)...
Richmond had a double homicide on the East End a few days ago, pushing it to 77/34.53. Deadliest year since '05-06--->this year is highest body count since 84 in 2005. 2006 had 76 murders but a higher murder rate (38.77)...
So maybe one day we will see Detroit, New Orleans, Baltimore and St.Louis averaging 10-20 murders a year.
Not likely for those cities, not anytime soon. Some of them have the same rates as the early 90's. Detroit might get down to 100 a year. I'm hoping for Atlanta to get down to only 40 a year if not lower. For now I like to at least see it finish below 80 (maybe next year).
Baltimore is such a troubled and (nationally) problematic city.
I can understanding having a little bit of a crime problem, lots of decent places fit the bill for that, but this is really just pushing what's meant to be acceptable well beyond its limit.
Harm City has one of the bleakest futures among U.S. cities. Doesn't even have something like the motor industry to rally around like Detroit has.
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Harm City has one of the bleakest futures among U.S. cities. Doesn't even have something like the motor industry to rally around like Detroit has.
Not true. As much as Baltimore natives hate it, it does have D.C right next door, which is a superstar among the nation's cities and metros. Plus, Baltimore's suburbs on their own right are actually quite wealthy, and its proximity to the capital will lead to economic spillover from D.C. and its suburbs, into Baltimore and its suburbs (already look at Howard County). Look at all the talk of a Hyperloop and high speed rail between the two. There are civic and entrepreneurial leaders who want to see all ships rise, and Baltimore is a huge part of that in the region, as Maryland is still one of the wealthiest states in the country.
Additionally, Baltimore is beginning to gentrify, much like Philadelphia to its north. One of the tallest buildings in the city was just topped off, and it's purely residential. Purely residential skyscrapers are a sign of wealth flowing into a city and Baltimore has now completed several in the past decade. Throw in the huge tourist attraction that is the Inner Harbor and two competitive pro sports teams in America's most popular leagues (who play right next door to the Inner Harbor), and I think Baltimore will come out of this tragic "wildfire" of crime by the beginning of 2020, if not sooner. If I was a betting man, I'd say Baltimore has the best chances to "take off" again out of all the fallen legacy cities in this country, over Detroit, Saint Louis, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Memphis, etc. Under Armour, despite recent stumbles, remains a valuable company, while Johns Hopkins Hospital and University remain top-tier institutions. Proximity to D.C. and the rest of the Northeast Corridor will accelerate Baltimore's turn-around much quicker than any other struggling city in this country.
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