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263 is impressively low for a city of 8.2 million.
Then there's London, with a similar population and 120 murders for the entire year in 2011. Highest in England, though. Murder rate is given in the UK is given per million rather than per 100,000. London's murder rate is 16.7.
Then there's London, with a similar population and 120 murders for the entire year in 2011. Highest in England, though. Murder rate is given in the UK is given per million rather than per 100,000. London's murder rate is 16.7.
Shoulda said "by big city American standards". Yeah, London shames all of our big cities in this category. Tokyo as well.
Then there's London, with a similar population and 120 murders for the entire year in 2011. Highest in England, though. Murder rate is given in the UK is given per million rather than per 100,000. London's murder rate is 16.7.
Ranking in the survey is established by the number of homicides per 100,000 of the population.
Not sure. Probably drugs. Most of the murders are happening in North and West Philadelphia and the city is basically void of African American gangs. The strongest gang presence in Philly are the Italian Mafia and The Irish K&A (Mob). Yet, 85% of the murders are African American males. I have a feeling since there is no gang leadership, separate neighborhoods are starting their own drug rings, then when they overlap that is what is causing them to kill each other.
That's most likely true. D.C. has never had gangs. We have neighborhood crews which is way worse. Territory is very small and there is no initiation. You live in the neighborhood, your in. A couble block radius could have 5 different crews. The FBI had over 500 registered street crews on their task force site. That's how this city killed close to 500 people with a population around 600,000 people. Gentrification has swept through this city like a wave now though and in 2012, DC will most likely record less than 100 muders. Who knows when the last time that happened.........
Yea, Philly needs that type of Gentrification A.S.A.P...
Yea, Philly needs that type of Gentrification A.S.A.P...
Philly IS seeing large swaths of Gentrification, but with a close proximity to NYC, a rough fall from De-industrialization and a larger city square mileage wise, it will take longer to gentrify and/or redevelop.
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