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BainsBane

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17. Gun violence rates in other cities

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 12:18 AM

Feb 2013

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As bad as Chicago is, it doesn't crack the top ten. I think the campaign may have posted Chicago on my website because it's close to me (I'm in Minneapolis. We used to be called Murderapolis).

Cities with the Highest Rates of Total Gun-Related Deaths
(per 100,000 people)
Rank City City Rate Metro Rate City/Metro
Ratio
1 New Orleans 69.1 32.8 2.1
2 Detroit 41.4 14.8 2.8
3 Las Vegas 36.9 17.6 2.1
4 Miami 33.5 11.7 2.9
5 Baltimore 33.1 15.2 2.2
6 St. Louis 31.1 14.0 2.2
7 Richmond 29.9 15.7 1.9
8 Memphis 25.5 19.8 1.3
9 Cleveland 25.2 10.9 2.3
10 Philadelphia 24.3 12.4 2.0

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President Obama is outrageous [View all] BainsBane Feb 2013 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #1

Yeah, these murders sprang full blown from the head of Rahm Emanuel frazzled Feb 2013 #6

Thanks for posting the statistics for so many years. Rahm didn't cause this. DevonRex Feb 2013 #7

Yes, we need clearheaded policies, not scapegoatism and bogeymen frazzled Feb 2013 #9

You're right. MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #10

Good job Manny. DevonRex Feb 2013 #12

I think that you need to consider ... frazzled Feb 2013 #14

Recession/depression, unemployment and foreclosures? Rahm definitely owns a piece of that. MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #16

Legendary in your mind frazzled Feb 2013 #18

My god iandhr Feb 2013 #11

Yeah, well, NYC has the racist, unconstitutional "stop and frisk" policy frazzled Feb 2013 #15

Gun violence rates in other cities BainsBane Feb 2013 #17

Violence has been rampant in Chicago for years KingFlorez Feb 2013 #8

I'm in. lamp_shade Feb 2013 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author frazzled Feb 2013 #3

You responded to the wrong post BainsBane Feb 2013 #4

Oops, thanks, I'll move it /nt frazzled Feb 2013 #5

you want I should kick some frazzled ass? Skittles Feb 2013 #13