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Tampa is at 9 homicides. Although in that nine, 1 was an accidental shooting with a BB gun involving two children, and one was a lady hit by a car. The car one is being investigated as a murder tho, not a regular hit and run for some reason (police have been very tight lipped). So murder wise, I’m pretty sure Tampa is at 8, and the crazy part is 5 of those happened this week (there was a double murder and a double murder suicide in one day, then a separate murder the next).
Across the bay St Pete is at 6 homicides, one of which was officer involved. Assuming that will be cleared, they are at 5 murders.
Tampa is at 9 homicides. Although in that nine, 1 was an accidental shooting with a BB gun involving two children, and one was a lady hit by a car. The car one is being investigated as a murder tho, not a regular hit and run for some reason (police have been very tight lipped). So murder wise, I’m pretty sure Tampa is at 8, and the crazy part is 5 of those happened this week (there was a double murder and a double murder suicide in one day, then a separate murder the next).
Across the bay St Pete is at 6 homicides, one of which was officer involved. Assuming that will be cleared, they are at 5 murders.
A bb gun? That is terrible. I'm obviously assuming steel bbs and not plastic ones. Even steel bbs, I have been shot with, some at close range. The most they ever did was make me bleed, but they never penetrated the skin all the way. Obviously you have to watch out for your eyes most importantly. I always played with bb guns without much thought, but I guess parents really do need to worry about them. Kids under 12 should probably be supervised.
Most of these are fairly up-to-date. I can't get an accurate read on Houston but they had 29 homicides in January, so my guess is that they're somewhere around 60 or 65 homicides with between 2.5 and 2.8 per 100K. Some other cities like Portland and Austin I also can't get a semi accurate read on.
Sorted from highest to lowest homicide per 100K rate:
Jackson, MS: 18 homicides | 10.95 per 100K
Baltimore: 56 homicides | 9.29 per 100K
St. Louis: 25 homicides | 8.26 per 100K
Birmingham: 16 homicides | 7.62 per 100K
New Orleans: 29 homicides | 7.42 per 100K
Kansas City: 32 homicides | 6.51 per 100K
Hartford, CT: 8 homicides | 6.48 per 100K
Detroit: 41 homicides | 6.1 per 100K
Baton Rouge, LA: 12 homicides | 5.42 per 100K
Columbus, GA: 10 homicides | 5.15 per 100K
Milwaukee: 29 homicides | 4.9 per 100K
Philadelphia: 71 homicides | 4.48 per 100K
Washington DC: 31 homicides | 4.41 per 100K
Dayton, OH: 6 homicides | 4.27 per 100K
Indianapolis: 35 homicides | 4.04 per 100K
Richmond, VA: 9 homicides | 3.93 per 100K
Cleveland: 14 homicides | 3.65 per 100K
Savannah, GA: 5 homicides | 3.43 per 100K
Ft. Wayne, IN: 9 homicides | 3.36 per 100K
Louisville: 20 homicides | 3.23 per 100K
Shreveport, LA: 6 homicides | 3.17 per 100K
Chicago: 85 homicides | 3.14 per 100K
Wichita: 12 homicides | 3.08 per 100K
Little Rock: 6 homicides | 3.03 per 100K
Atlanta: 15 homicides | 3.01 per 100K
Cincinnati: 9 homicides | 2.97 per 100K
Memphis: 19 homicides | 2.92 per 100K
Norfolk, VA: 7 homicides | 2.87 per 100K
Tacoma, WA: 6 homicides | 2.77 per 100K
Des Moines, IA: 6 homicides | 2.77 per 100K
Tulsa: 11 homicides | 2.75 per 100K
Regina, SK (Canada): 6 homicides | 2.62 per 100K
Stockton, CA: 8 homicides | 2.57 per 100K
Albuquerque: 14 homicides | 2.5 per 100K
Topeka, KS: 3 homicides | 2.37 per 100K
Sacramento: 12 homicides | 2.36 per 100K
Jacksonville: 21 homicides | 2.32 per 100K
Dallas: 31 homicides | 2.3 per 100K
Ft. Lauderdale, FL: 4 homicides | 2.19 per 100K
Lexington, KY: 7 homicides | 2.16 per 100K
Knoxville, TN: 4 homicides | 2.13 per 100K
Columbus, OH: 19 homicides | 2.13 per 100K
Tampa: 8 homicides | 2.08 per 100K
Bridgeport, CT: 3 homicides | 2.07 per 100K
Chesapeake, VA: 5 homicides | 2.06 per 100K
Greensboro, NC: 6 homicides | 2.04 per 100K
Grand Rapids, MI: 4 homicides | 2.01 per 100K
Phoenix: 32 homicides | 1.93 per 100K
Charlotte: 16 homicides | 1.83 per 100K
Bakersfield: 7 homicides | 1.82 per 100K
Colorado Springs: 8 homicides | 1.69 per 100K
Denver: 12 homicides | 1.67 per 100K
Pittsburgh: 5 homicides | 1.66 per 100K
Minneapolis: 7 homicides | 1.65 per 100K
Oakland: 7 homicides | 1.63 per 100K
St. Paul: 5 homicides | 1.62 per 100K
Oklahoma City: 10 homicides | 1.54 per 100K
Rochester, NY: 3 homicides | 1.45 per 100K
Fort Worth, TX: 13 homicides | 1.45 per 100K
San Antonio: 22 homicides | 1.44 per 100K
Modesto, CA: 3 homicides | 1.4 per 100K
Boston: 9 homicides | 1.3 per 100K
Raleigh: 6 homicides | 1.28 per 100K
Los Angeles: 50 homicides | 1.25 per 100K
Winston-Salem, NC: 3 homicides | 1.22 per 100K
Saskatoon (Canada): 3 homicides | 1.22 per 100K
Corpus Christi: 4 homicides | 1.22 per 100K
Toledo: 3 homicides | 1.09 per 100K
Durham, NC: 3 homicides | 1.09 per 100K
Long Beach, CA: 5 homicides | 1.07 per 100K
Orlando: 3 homicides | 1.05 per 100K
Nashville: 7 homicides | 1.02 per 100K
Seattle: 7 homicides | 0.94 per 100K
Winnipeg: 6 homicides | 0.85 per 100K
Madison, WI: 2 homicides | 0.78 per 100K
Newark, NJ: 2 homicides | 0.71 per 100K
Lincoln, NE: 2 homicides | 0.7 per 100K
Omaha: 3 homicides | 0.64 per 100K
New York City: 51 homicides | 0.61 per 100K
San Jose: 6 homicides | 0.58 per 100K
San Francisco: 5 homicides | 0.57 per 100K
Tucson, AZ: 3 homicides | 0.55 per 100K
Las Vegas Metropolitan: 8 homicides | 0.49 per 100K
Toronto: 13 homicides | 0.48 per 100K
Vancouver: 3 homicides | 0.44 per 100K
Fresno: 2 homicides | 0.38 per 100K
Anchorage: 1 homicides | 0.34 per 100K
Anaheim, CA: 1 homicides | 0.28 per 100K
Virginia Beach: 1 homicides | 0.22 per 100K
Honolulu (Oahu): 2 homicides | 0.2 per 100K
Calgary: 2 homicides | 0.16 per 100K
Montreal: 1 homicides | 0.06 per 100K
Santa Ana, CA: 0 homicides | 0 per 100K
San Diego: 0 homicides | 0 per 100K
Providence: 0 homicides | 0 per 100K
Plano, TX: 0 homicides | 0 per 100K
Chula Vista, CA: 0 homicides | 0 per 100K
Most of these are fairly up-to-date. I can't get an accurate read on Houston but they had 29 homicides in January, so my guess is that they're somewhere around 60 or 65 homicides with between 2.5 and 2.8 per 100K. Some other cities like Portland and Austin I also can't get a semi accurate read on.
Sorted from highest to lowest homicide per 100K rate:
Jackson, MS: 18 homicides | 10.95 per 100K
Baltimore: 56 homicides | 9.29 per 100K
St. Louis: 25 homicides | 8.26 per 100K
Birmingham: 16 homicides | 7.62 per 100K
New Orleans: 29 homicides | 7.42 per 100K
Kansas City: 32 homicides | 6.51 per 100K
Hartford, CT: 8 homicides | 6.48 per 100K
Detroit: 41 homicides | 6.1 per 100K
Baton Rouge, LA: 12 homicides | 5.42 per 100K
Columbus, GA: 10 homicides | 5.15 per 100K
Milwaukee: 29 homicides | 4.9 per 100K
Philadelphia: 71 homicides | 4.48 per 100K
Washington DC: 31 homicides | 4.41 per 100K
Dayton, OH: 6 homicides | 4.27 per 100K
Indianapolis: 35 homicides | 4.04 per 100K
Richmond, VA: 9 homicides | 3.93 per 100K
Cleveland: 14 homicides | 3.65 per 100K
Savannah, GA: 5 homicides | 3.43 per 100K
Ft. Wayne, IN: 9 homicides | 3.36 per 100K
Louisville: 20 homicides | 3.23 per 100K
Shreveport, LA: 6 homicides | 3.17 per 100K
Chicago: 85 homicides | 3.14 per 100K
Wichita: 12 homicides | 3.08 per 100K
Little Rock: 6 homicides | 3.03 per 100K
Atlanta: 15 homicides | 3.01 per 100K
Cincinnati: 9 homicides | 2.97 per 100K
Memphis: 19 homicides | 2.92 per 100K
Norfolk, VA: 7 homicides | 2.87 per 100K
Tacoma, WA: 6 homicides | 2.77 per 100K
Des Moines, IA: 6 homicides | 2.77 per 100K
Tulsa: 11 homicides | 2.75 per 100K
Regina, SK (Canada): 6 homicides | 2.62 per 100K
Stockton, CA: 8 homicides | 2.57 per 100K
Albuquerque: 14 homicides | 2.5 per 100K
Topeka, KS: 3 homicides | 2.37 per 100K
Sacramento: 12 homicides | 2.36 per 100K
Jacksonville: 21 homicides | 2.32 per 100K
Dallas: 31 homicides | 2.3 per 100K
Ft. Lauderdale, FL: 4 homicides | 2.19 per 100K
Lexington, KY: 7 homicides | 2.16 per 100K
Knoxville, TN: 4 homicides | 2.13 per 100K
Columbus, OH: 19 homicides | 2.13 per 100K
Tampa: 8 homicides | 2.08 per 100K
Bridgeport, CT: 3 homicides | 2.07 per 100K
Chesapeake, VA: 5 homicides | 2.06 per 100K
Greensboro, NC: 6 homicides | 2.04 per 100K
Grand Rapids, MI: 4 homicides | 2.01 per 100K
Phoenix: 32 homicides | 1.93 per 100K
Charlotte: 16 homicides | 1.83 per 100K
Bakersfield: 7 homicides | 1.82 per 100K
Colorado Springs: 8 homicides | 1.69 per 100K
Denver: 12 homicides | 1.67 per 100K
Pittsburgh: 5 homicides | 1.66 per 100K
Minneapolis: 7 homicides | 1.65 per 100K
Oakland: 7 homicides | 1.63 per 100K
St. Paul: 5 homicides | 1.62 per 100K
Oklahoma City: 10 homicides | 1.54 per 100K
Rochester, NY: 3 homicides | 1.45 per 100K
Fort Worth, TX: 13 homicides | 1.45 per 100K
San Antonio: 22 homicides | 1.44 per 100K
Modesto, CA: 3 homicides | 1.4 per 100K
Boston: 9 homicides | 1.3 per 100K
Raleigh: 6 homicides | 1.28 per 100K
Los Angeles: 50 homicides | 1.25 per 100K
Winston-Salem, NC: 3 homicides | 1.22 per 100K
Saskatoon (Canada): 3 homicides | 1.22 per 100K
Corpus Christi: 4 homicides | 1.22 per 100K
Toledo: 3 homicides | 1.09 per 100K
Durham, NC: 3 homicides | 1.09 per 100K
Long Beach, CA: 5 homicides | 1.07 per 100K
Orlando: 3 homicides | 1.05 per 100K
Nashville: 7 homicides | 1.02 per 100K
Seattle: 7 homicides | 0.94 per 100K
Winnipeg: 6 homicides | 0.85 per 100K
Madison, WI: 2 homicides | 0.78 per 100K
Newark, NJ: 2 homicides | 0.71 per 100K
Lincoln, NE: 2 homicides | 0.7 per 100K
Omaha: 3 homicides | 0.64 per 100K
New York City: 51 homicides | 0.61 per 100K
San Jose: 6 homicides | 0.58 per 100K
San Francisco: 5 homicides | 0.57 per 100K
Tucson, AZ: 3 homicides | 0.55 per 100K
Las Vegas Metropolitan: 8 homicides | 0.49 per 100K
Toronto: 13 homicides | 0.48 per 100K
Vancouver: 3 homicides | 0.44 per 100K
Fresno: 2 homicides | 0.38 per 100K
Anchorage: 1 homicides | 0.34 per 100K
Anaheim, CA: 1 homicides | 0.28 per 100K
Virginia Beach: 1 homicides | 0.22 per 100K
Honolulu (Oahu): 2 homicides | 0.2 per 100K
Calgary: 2 homicides | 0.16 per 100K
Montreal: 1 homicides | 0.06 per 100K
Santa Ana, CA: 0 homicides | 0 per 100K
San Diego: 0 homicides | 0 per 100K
Providence: 0 homicides | 0 per 100K
Plano, TX: 0 homicides | 0 per 100K
Chula Vista, CA: 0 homicides | 0 per 100K
What effect do you think the coronavirus will have on murders this year?
Part of me wonders if they will be down across the board. We’ve never really dealt with a pandemic on this scale since these sorts of things have been meaningfully tracked. I wonder if the fear of contracting the virus will penetrate the gang areas. The disruption this virus has caused to all aspects of life has been unprecedented.
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