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-Great Cultural Revolution
New Orleans overtakes St. Louis to become the MURDER CAPITAL of America: Homicide rate up 141% from 2019 and carjackings rise 210% - as city's police staffing drops to lowest level in modern history
2022-09-17
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Getting what they voted for, good and hard.
  • Analysis of 2022 homicide data ranks New Orleans as the US murder capital

  • City recorded 41 homicides per 100,000 residents in the first half of the year

  • It puts the Big Easy on pace to top last year's murder leader, St. Louis

  • Crime has skyrocketed in NOLA as the city struggles to recruit cops

  • Though police budget has increased, staffing is at lowest in modern history

  • New Orleans has not been able to find recruits to replace officers leaving

  • Cops say a 2013 consent decree led to over-punishment for minor infractions
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Posted by:Skidmark

#5  Highly recommended reading
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-09-17 07:12  

#4  Precisely what made N'Awlins a great destination in its heyday was the genteel seediness of the place. There were always places that tourists should avoid, but it was generally safe.

No more. And I don't think it will ever get turned around.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-09-17 07:10  

#3  

BEST PLACES TO LIVE
Rates New Orleans 2/5

"Politics & Voting in New Orleans, Louisiana
The Political Climate in New Orleans, LA is Strongly liberal."

Posted by: NN2N1   2022-09-17 07:06  

#2  I always hated having to go through New Orleans when I was working offshore. We stayed in Kenner and the sound of police sirens was constant. Definitely not a place I enjoyed being unarmed.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2022-09-17 02:15  

#1  It's all good as long as there is enough cash to buy Da Maya first class airfare tickets.
Posted by: Snash Shairt9621   2022-09-17 00:16  

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