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D.C. regains "Murder Capital" title
Edited for brevity.Washington, DC is once again the nation's 'Murder Capital," according to a new study released today. According to the numbers, DC outranked all major cities, and is again the nation's "murder capital." Immediately following DC on the list were Detroit (the winner in 2001), Baltimore, Memphis, Chicago and Philadelphia (in that order). Last on the list was Honolulu, ranked 32d with only 18 murders, in spite of its population of nearly 900,000. No trouble in paradise! DC, by comparison, with nearly 600,000 residents, had 262 murders last year. DC's soaring homicide rate also defied national trends showing a slight drop in murders. In spite of the fact that the number of total murders in all 32 cities dropped 1.2% in 2002 as compared to 2001, DC saw a nearly 13% increase in its murder rate in 2002, giving it the 6th-highest increase among the cities surveyed. D.C.: Where only the criminals have guns... Posted by: Dar 2003-05-01 |
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