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Massive year end update coming December 30 or December 31
As early 12/23/2017
New York City is at 284 if pace stay the same till next week city will finish year with 293-295 murders which will be historic low. It will put the city on 1920-1930s level overall crime rate and murder rate. 1930s-1960s city doing 400-600 per year. NYC murder rate and crime been going down since mid 1990s although in 2000's there some uptick.
Chicago is at 659 the total for 2016 was 762 which was highest since 1990s. The murders and shootings been slowing down since October in the city. The city finish the year with around 671 murders a improvement from 2016 but still too high. The city focus on lower the murder and overall crime with better tactics.
Philly is at 307 highest since 2012.
Baltimore is at 339 the 2015 all time record was 344 the city this year is on pace to be most deadliest year since 1990s. Baltimore murder rate been increasing 2015 over 300 per year.
Detroit is at 269 homicides last year total was 303
St Louis is at 204 which now tied with mid 1990s record of 204 for whole year
Kansas City is at 146 and Kansas City, Kansas is at 41 with population of 151,000
Los Angeles is at 290
Cleveland is at 123
Cincinnati is at 69
Milwaukee 123
Minneapolis 38
St Paul, MN 16
Jacksonville 134
12/19/2017 numbers for these cities
Houston is current at 220 the total for 2016 was 301.
City of Las Vegas 130 total was for 2016 was 158
San Antonio is at 131 total for 2016 149
San Diego is at 36 total for 2016 was 50
Dallas is at 160 the total for 2016 was 171
San Jose is at 32 the total for 2016 was 47
Austin is at 31 the total for 2016 was 39
Indianapolis is 150 total for 2016 was 148
Columbus is at 126 total for 2016 was 91
Fort Worth, Texas is at 69 total for 2016 is at 66
St.Louis is an embarrassment absolutely no excuse that there are 204 homicides i hope whoever becomes the new police chief can make tremendous strides in getting that total and rate cut down drastically thats ridiculous again no excuses.
With a population of 311,000 if that theres no reason that the yearly total can't be should be between 40-60 per year you'll never get the goose egg but come on 204 is a complete black eye on the entire region and there year isn't even over yet!
Its either very lazy poor policing or very bad community crisis.
St.Louis is an embarrassment absolutely no excuse that there are 204 homicides i hope whoever becomes the new police chief can make tremendous strides in getting that total and rate cut down drastically thats ridiculous again no excuses.
With a population of 311,000 if that theres no reason that the yearly total can't be should be between 40-60 per year you'll never get the goose egg but come on 204 is a complete black eye on the entire region and there year isn't even over yet!
Its either very lazy poor policing or very bad community crisis.
St. Louis made top 20 last year as a city with one of the highest murder rates in the whole world, edging out a lot of cities in poor to moderate-income countries. In fact, the US was the only developed country with cities(4 to be exact) at least 300,000 in population that made it in the top 50. Sadly, St. Louis is going to make that list again(probably edging out Cape Town this time). Baltimore will also follow, probably making it into the top 25. It was 26th last year.
St. Louis made top 20 last year as a city with one of the highest murder rates in the whole world, edging out a lot of cities in poor to moderate-income countries. In fact, the US was the only developed country with cities(4 to be exact) at least 300,000 in population that made it in the top 50. Sadly, St. Louis is going to make that list again(probably edging out Cape Town this time). Baltimore will also follow, probably making it into the top 25. It was 26th last year.
It isn’t fair to compare US cities to world cities. Many world cities have their best neighborhoods in the city center, or the entire city is 95% of the metro or in the case of some Brazilian cities the metro is just as bad as the city, Saint Louis and U.S cities when compared with the third world metro wise drop off the list.
It isn’t fair to compare US cities to world cities. Many world cities have their best neighborhoods in the city center, or the entire city is 95% of the metro or in the case of some Brazilian cities the metro is just as bad as the city, Saint Louis and U.S cities when compared with the third world metro wise drop off the list.
Some posters to this thread will never comprehend that, and will continue to compare East Saint Louis with Rio de Janeiro. No metro area in the United States has a murder rate in the same league as a really bad third world city with a similar population.
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.
I will always think about "The wire" whenever I read about Balimore crime... Sad
40% of the 200+ homicides in the city of St Louis (300k) are resolved. 75% of 50 homicides are resolved in St Louis county (1 million). Something is wrong. We aren't seeing the big picture.
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