America's 25 murder capitals (compare, place, homicides, Atlanta)

[1lifealex]

America’s 25 Murder Capitals - 24/7 Wall St.

[woxyroxme]

The list if you don't want to keep clicking on the site.

25. North Charleston, South Carolina

24. Chicago, Illinois

23. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

22. Dayton, Ohio

21. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

20. Kansas City, Kansas

19. Richmond, Virginia

18. Atlanta, Georgia

17. Oakland, California

16. San Bernardino, California

15. Memphis, Tennessee

14. West Palm Beach, Florida

13. Cincinnati, Ohio

12. Kansas City, Missouri

11. Washington, District of Columbia

10. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

9. Salinas, California

8. Hartford, Connecticut

7. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

6. Jackson, Mississippi

5. Birmingham, Alabama

4. New Orleans, Louisiana

3. Detroit, Michigan

2. Baltimore, Maryland

1. St. Louis, Missouri

[DynamoLA]

West Palm Beach? I had no idea...

[DarkLoFan]

Where's Camden NJ? That place should be #1

[joeyg2014]

Hartford isn't that bad. Hartford is only 18 square miles. Its murder rate is misleadling.

[marothisu]

Originally Posted by joeyg2014

Hartford isn't that bad. Hartford is only 18 square miles. Its murder rate is misleadling.

I don't follow. Wouldn't this be a bad thing? If you have a lot of homicides in a small physical area, then it's worse than if you were something like 3X the physical area. Think about it for a minute.

[Sharif662]

Btw , How does the murder rate equates to a fair comparison between cities of different sizes?

[marothisu]

Originally Posted by Sharif662

Btw , How does the murder rate equates to a fair comparison between cities of different sizes?

The point of having a murder rate is to be able to compare - just like any other rate, percentage, etc. It's an elementary concept in statistics.

[Seattle4321]

Well I just realized all those cities have a certain demographic in common.....

[OuttaTheLouBurbs]

Originally Posted by Seattle4321

Well I just realized all those cities have a certain demographic in common.....

Oh? Do tell