City Murder Rates - Page 315

NYC4Life · #**6281** Posted: **May 28, 2012, 7:42 PM**

New York City

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As of May 20, 2012:

2012 Total: 141 (-19.9% From 2011)

2011 Total: 176

Population: 8,175,133

Current Murder Rate per 100K: 1.72

Dralcoffin · #**6282** Posted: **May 28, 2012, 10:43 PM**

What New York has done with its crime rates in the past two decades is staggering. In 1990 the five boroughs saw 2,245 murders. Now, it's a full order of magnitude lower.

Centropolis · #**6283** Posted: **May 29, 2012, 1:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by Hill Country

How dare you try to "lighten up" such a depressing thread with a kitten story. Let the Rust Belt folks have their day.

We have already had our day.

in any case majority of urban American murders is an American urban problem rampant in Texas too, Austin just has a comfortable demographic slide. It's a full bore American fuckin problem.

Insoluble · #**6284** Posted: **May 29, 2012, 2:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Centropolis

We have already had our day.

in any case majority of urban American murders is an American urban problem rampant in Texas too, Austin just has a comfortable demographic slide. It's a full bore American fuckin problem.

It is a huge problem, but don't forget that the United States experienced a huge decline in the murder rate since its peak during the 70s and 80s. We're at less than half of the peak levels, and close to pre-1960's murder rate. The national murder rate is about 1/3rd of the automobile death rate*. There are definitely places that have a long ways to go. I just wouldn't call it rampant.

I live in a city that still suffers from an overly high murder rate. I wish we could somehow replicate the magic that New York has over the past couple of decades. I also hope we continue the downward momentum that began in the early 90's

*(that was mid 2000's, not sure if Auto death rate has changed much since then)

Dralcoffin · #**6285** Posted: **May 29, 2012, 5:40 PM**

Chicago

Through this morning, May 29:

2012: 206

2011: 135

Yearly change: +52.6%

Population: 2,695,598

Murder rate per 100,000: 7.64

Red Eye's Homicide tracker

LosAngelesSportsFan · #**6286** Posted: **May 29, 2012, 11:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dralcoffin

Chicago

Through this morning, May 29:

2012: 206

2011: 135

Yearly change: +52.6%

Population: 2,695,598

Murder rate per 100,000: 7.64

Red Eye's Homicide tracker

saw the seemingly annual chicago homicide story on CNN this morning. looks like you guys had a horrible weekend with 10 murders and 40 shot and the year is really not looking good. hopefully Rahm and the police chief can get this problem handled asap

Ch.G, Ch.G · #**6287** Posted: **May 30, 2012, 4:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by Dralcoffin

Chicago

Through this morning, May 29:

2012: 206

2011: 135

Yearly change: +52.6%

Population: 2,695,598

Murder rate per 100,000: 7.64

Red Eye's Homicide tracker

Wow. These numbers are insane. I know at the beginning of the year people were chalking up the increase to an unusually mild winter, but something else has got to be at play here...

animatedmartian · #**6288** Posted: **May 30, 2012, 6:56 AM**

As of 5-26-2012, Baltimore has 84. This time last year it was 80.

http://chamspage.blogspot.com/2012/0...-list-and.html

Darkoshvilli · #**6289** Posted: **May 30, 2012, 11:51 AM**

Montreal is at 10. Down from 18 last year.

MNMike · #**6290** Posted: **May 30, 2012, 7:53 PM**

Minneapolis is at 6 for the year...down from 10 at this time last year.

tablemtn · #**6291** Posted: **May 30, 2012, 8:25 PM**

Seattle has 19 murders after a string of shootings in the past couple weeks. Last year's total was 20, so, that's a pretty steep decline in public safety.

1977 · #**6292** Posted: **May 30, 2012, 11:28 PM**

SF has 26 murders after a shooting Saturday night in the Bayview.

http://sfappeal.com/news/2012/05/tee...in-bayview.php

scoob · #**6293** Posted: **Jun 1, 2012, 4:08 PM**

Youngstown Ohio (14) confirmed homicides.... with many unconfirmed

Double homicide on the city East-side last night....

second double homicide in a week...

Population: 66,982

per 100,000: 20.9

jcchii · #**6294** Posted: **Jun 1, 2012, 4:29 PM**

where are people finding NYC stats for 2012?

thanks

Dralcoffin · #**6295** Posted: **Jun 1, 2012, 5:54 PM**

As well, anyone have Philadelphia and Detroit numbers?

hunser · #**6296** Posted: **Jun 1, 2012, 9:56 PM**

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Chicago

Through this morning, May 29:

2012: 206

2011: 135

Yearly change: +52.6%

Population: 2,695,598

Murder rate per 100,000: 7.64

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As of May 20, 2012:

2012 Total: 141 (-19.9% From 2011)

2011 Total: 176

Population: 8,175,133

Current Murder Rate per 100K: 1.72

Wait a second... NY is like 3 times bigger than Chicago, yet has less murders in absolute numbers. WTH!?

Dralcoffin · #**6297** Posted: **Jun 1, 2012, 10:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by hunser

Wait a second... NY is like 3 times bigger than Chicago, yet has less murders in absolute numbers. WTH!?

Chicago has a handful of pockets of extreme concentrated poverty that drives its murder rate sky high. Most of the city is no more dangerous than much of Manhattan. New York, on the other hand, has become so expensive and gentrified, alongside a very effective crackdown on crime, that it has lost most of those pockets; New York's murder rate in the early 1990s was worse than Chicago's current rate.

summersm343 · #**6298** Posted: **Jun 1, 2012, 10:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dralcoffin

As well, anyone have Philadelphia and Detroit numbers?

Philadelphia is at 150. We have seen a pretty steep incline in murders in North Philadelphia the past few days. Hopefully it's just an anomaly. We are on track to end the year around the same amount of homicides as last year. Should end the year around 320. Last years total was 324.

Dralcoffin · #**6299** Posted: **Jun 1, 2012, 10:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by summersm343

Philadelphia is at 150. We have seen a pretty steep incline in murders in North Philadelphia the past few days. Hopefully it's just an anomaly. We are on track to end the year around the same amount of homicides as last year. Should end the year around 320. Last years total was 324.

Thanks. So Philly's murder rate per 100,000 is 9.83.

LosAngelesSportsFan · #**6300** Posted: **Jun 2, 2012, 5:39 PM**

i cant tell for sure, because for some reason the LAPD stopped updating the Comstat form online in feb, but using the crime mapping software and filtering for agency (LAPD), there have been 85 murders in LA City as of June 2nd. this is probably low based on historical numbers, but would be great if its actually true