Posted on 02/15/2014 9:35:14 PM PST by Graybeard58
Year after year, Kansas City has one of the highest murder rates in America.
But why?
As The Star’s Editorial Board embarks on a closer examination of the homicide issue in 2014, it’s crucial to first review figures regarding some of the usual suspects — such as racial demographics and poverty rates — often labeled as contributing factors behind violent crimes.
The frustrating conclusion: There’s no clear demographic or economic explanation for why Kansas Citians too often kill each other.
Here’s a deeper look at reported murder rates for the 50 largest U.S. cities in 2012, the last full year available from the FBI, plus 2010 data from the U.S. Census Bureau for minority populations and poverty rates. All 50 cities had populations of 360,000 or more.
• Kansas City had 22.6 murders per 100,000 residents — or 105 deaths in a city of just over 460,000.
That was the fifth bloodiest count in the country, behind only Oakland (31.8), Baltimore (34.9), New Orleans (53.2) and Detroit (54.6). (See chart.)
On the other end of the scale, the best 10 cities had murder rates of 4.6 per 100,000 people or less. The top three were Mesa, Ariz., (3.1), Portland (3.3) and El Paso (3.4).
A note about St. Louis: Its homicide rate was staggeringly high — 35.5 per 100,000 — but the city no longer is among the nation’s 50 largest.
• Kansas City had the 13th highest percentage of black residents — 29.9 percent.
The statistics for all 50 large cities do show a correlation between murder rates and black populations.
Seven of the 10 worst cities for murders also ranked in the top 10 for percentages of black residents
(Excerpt) Read more at kansascity.com ...
Ya all ever been to Kansas City?
‘Nuff said.
“Seven of the 10 worst cities for murders also ranked in the top 10 for percentages of black residents”
No! Really?,,,,,,,Duh,,,,,.....
Crazy Women?
How's E. St. Louie doin'?
How's E. St. Louie doin'?
With a population of 26,708 I doubt that East St. Louis ranks in the largest thousand cities in the U.S.
E. St. Louie is doing well in the killing category. Run by Democrats, as usual.
KC (say wasn’t that one of Kathleen’s cities?) has always had a problem and it wasn’t with the Amish.
Look at who has run the listed cities for the past 30 years.
As Paul Harvey used to say, “Now you know the whole story”.
A Generation ago, the local newspapers in KC would report Mafia Murders separate from other murders.
When did the papers stop reporting Mafia Murders as Mafia Murders?
It’s sad that this reporter is “stumped” as to the causes of all this violence.
But to admit to the reasons, and ask those tough questions, would mean embarrassing Democrats, and the black/Hispanic communities.
And as you all realize by now, that simply cannot be allowed, no matter what the cost.
Kansas City, Kansas or Kansas City, Mo???
I know of one incident which involved my cousin years ago. She was dating a D1 linebacker and they stopped at a gas station to fill up. Went inside to pay up and took 15 minutes due to the boyfriends credit card fouling up at the machine. Once they got out, they saw 4 black guys trying to steal the car. Kansas city..
Must be Kansas because it’s the Kansas city star.
Kansas City, Kansas or Kansas City, Mo???, or combined??
"Young black men murder 14 times more than young white men."
The author of this Kanaas City Star article obviously didn't dig very deep.
Kansas City, Mo. is about 4 times the population of K.C., Kansas and the Kansas City Star is located in Missouri.
“Ya all ever been to Kansas City?”
No, but I’ve heard they’ve got some crazy little women there;)
Crack cocaine or crystal meth, like all cities with high murder rates, is probably an easy enough explanation.
The home office of the Kansas City Star is in Kansas City, Missouri; but the only thing separating it from Kansas City, Kansas is a river, but both cities go right up to the river’s edge as if one city - though, the Kansas City, Missouri side always seemmed the less prospoerous side to me.
obamaville
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