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I think Baltimore is going to finish closer to 300 than 200 though if it's already at 156. There's been 28 homicides in the past 30 days.
Wow... more than New york city which is more than 10 times its population....
Now we see how some places fare without the evil police killing poor innocent people for fun...
While there's a few major cities with more killings compared to the same time last year, Baltimore and St. Louis seem to be the only two on pace to have more killings in 2015 than in any other single year since 2000. Considering the recent history which these two cities share in common, it can't be merely a coincident....right?
While there's a few major cities with more killings compared to the same time last year, Baltimore and St. Louis seem to be the only two on pace to have more killings in 2015 than in any other single year since 2000. Considering the recent history which these two cities share in common, it can't be merely a coincident....right?
Milwaukee is another one. It has almost 90 homicides halfway through the year. The average from 2001-2013 is 98 a year.
While there's a few major cities with more killings compared to the same time last year, Baltimore and St. Louis seem to be the only two on pace to have more killings in 2015 than in any other single year since 2000. Considering the recent history which these two cities share in common, it can't be merely a coincident....right?
I don't think its a coincident.
I know St. Louis homicide rate didn't start to increase until the Darrin Wilson incident in suburban Ferguson. September all of a sudden brought out the shootings and murders. Baltimore I heard had a horrible June after the riots. I don't think the first part of 2015 where any more dangerous than the last quarter of 2014.
The first part of June was busy for homicide detectives. The last part was quiet. I know in St. Louis everything goes in spurts. For the past few months, everything has been going down in a very small section of the city in primarily 3 neighborhoods north of Natural Bridge rd.
Crime and homicide rates seem very cyclical for the most part. However, a city like St. Louis is always going to come up in the top 10 for homicides due to the small city limits encompassing such a huge portion of the regions poverty. When the city progresses more towards gentrification, you will see the numbers shift like in other cities like San Francisco, New York City and Boston.
Baltimore - 168 - 13 since July 10, 25 total for July.
2014 - 105, year total = 235
2013 - 125, year total = 214
2012 - 111, year total = 218
2011 - 111, year total = 196
2010 - 108, year total = 267
2009 - 122, year total = 288
2005 - 146, year total = 269
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