GEE, the murder/homicide rate is actually down in Chicago, ONLY 530 + change

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But an often overlooked point is that Chicago’s murder rate is still so high that a rise or fall in the city’s killings is actually a significant factor in driving up or down our nation’s overall murder numbers.

Man, that's crazy...... and ironic.
 

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No surprises there.

Top 50 by number of murders according to the 2017 FBI UCR

City "Number of Murders and nonnegligent manslaughter"
  1. Chicago 653
  2. Baltimore 342
  3. Philadelphia 316
  4. New York 292
  5. Los Angeles 281
  6. Houston 269
  7. Detroit 267
  8. Las Vegas 205
  9. St. Louis 205
  10. Memphis 181
  11. Dallas 167
  12. New Orleans 157
  13. Phoenix 157
  14. Indianapolis 156
  15. Kansas City 150
  16. Columbus 142
  17. San Antonio 124
  18. Milwaukee 118
  19. Washington 116
  20. Nashville Metropolitan 110
  21. Jacksonville 109
  22. Louisville Metro 109
  23. Cleveland 107
  24. Baton Rouge 87
  25. Charlotte-Mecklenburg 86
  26. Oklahoma City 81
  27. Atlanta 79
  28. Newark 77
  29. Albuquerque 70
  30. Cincinnati 70
  31. Fort Worth 70
  32. Tulsa 70
  33. Oakland 69
  34. Jackson 60
  35. Denver 59
  36. Boston 57
  37. Fresno 56
  38. San Francisco 56
  39. Little Rock 55
  40. Pittsburgh 55
  41. Stockton 55
  42. Miami 52
  43. Shreveport 52
  44. Mobile 50
  45. Gary 48
  46. Greensboro 46
  47. Tucson 46
  48. Akron 42
  49. Minneapolis 42
  50. Bakersfield 41
 

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