Why is New Orleans so violent? (Many: housing projects, murders, deal)

[3blindmelons]

New Orleans has, unfortunately, always struggled with violence and a high crime rate- even back in the colonial creole days.

Usually it's due to a long rampant history of corruption and poverty.
In the present day, there is alot of black market activity going on in certain parts of the city. ( the 7th, 8th,and 9th wards being one of them.)
In New orleans, there is a high rate of black market gun selling/trading. There is also a large amount of illegal drug dealing ( due to the fact that the crescent city sits on a popular drug route).
New orleans is a port city- so it gives way to alot of black market business.

New Orleans also is notorious for having a struggling police department.

The list goes a bit further than what i'm describing, but if you add up all the peices, you get a further understanding the New Orleans struggles with political corruption, drugs, struggling police force, poverty etc.
All of those aspects certainly cant be helping with New Orleans violent aspects.

[smp2010]

Lots of poor urban gentlemen...

[Yawnyoucandobetter]

Well gee whiz, I wonder...

[jpdivola]

Well this thread is the predictable **** show I expected when I saw the title. There seems to be a rough consensus that the high crime stems in large part from NO having a large share of disadvantaged young men.



The big source of the disagreement centers on is propensity to commit crime a function of culture/social norms or economic opportunities/historical disadvantages? This can be hard to tease out directly because culture can impact opportunities and vice versa.

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by jpdivola

Well this thread is the predictable **** show I expected when I saw the title. There seems to be a rough consensus that the high crime stems in large part from NO having a large share of disadvantaged young men.



The big source of the disagreement centers on is propensity to commit crime a function of culture/social norms or economic opportunities/historical disadvantages? This can be hard to tease out directly because they never owned slaves.

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[Led Zeppelin]

Originally Posted by Space_League

I often hear about how New Orleans is a truly unique city, a place where people are easy-going and open minded. However this attitude contradicts the staggering violent crime rates that have persisted in the city for decades.

How can both of these things be true, and if so what causes them?

Same reason all big cities in the USA are violent. Because they're all run by Democrats.

[Surge0001]

Originally Posted by Led Zeppelin

Same reason all big cities in the USA are violent. Because they're all run by Democrats.

That's your go to? "because they're run by Democrats" Political Alignment does not equal crime rate

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by Led Zeppelin

Same reason all big cities in the USA are violent. Because they're all run by Democrats.

Louisiana was the murder capital under Jindal.

[Space_League]

Originally Posted by jpdivola

Well this thread is the predictable **** show I expected when I saw the title. There seems to be a rough consensus that the high crime stems in large part from NO having a large share of disadvantaged young men.

The big source of the disagreement centers on is propensity to commit crime a function of culture/social norms or economic opportunities/historical disadvantages? This can be hard to tease out directly because culture can impact opportunities and vice versa.

i'm surprised this topic is still going 2 years later and so much to read!

[AcresHomes44]

Before rapper Soulja Slim was murdered, he said "In New Orleans, if you lived past '94, you were a soldier" What he meant is that you had to be a ruthless gangster to survive New Orleans in '94 when it was murder capital.