[upchuck]

It is surprising that Chicago, where they don’t let the sun set until there’s been at least 24 gun homicides in the previous 24 hours, it not on this list.

Hey Rhambo, you’re screwing up.

[upchuck]

To answer myself in #24 above, from here:

In a similar report last year, it was reported that some of the nation’s largest cities such as New York City and Chicago avoid making the list by not turning in data – or not turning data in on time. Obviously, that does not make those unreported cities any safer.

Oh, so that's why. They cheat.

[AlexW]

“It is surprising that Chicago, where they don’t let the sun set until there’s been at least 24 gun homicides in the previous 24 hours, it not on this list.”
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The figures may be skewed by city boundaries.
They do not reflect the metropolitan area.
I do not know about Chicago, but as an example, Atlanta is a very small town, maybe less then 500,000 in the city proper.
Cities become landlocked by suburban municipalities.