Chicago topped nation in 2003 homicides [America's murder capital..]

NJ.COM ^

[Sub-Driver]

CHICAGO (AP)

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the information!

[autoresponder]

Kinda shuts up the media "Iraq quagmire" scum, dem politicians, and anti-gunners and points it right back at our nation's capitol, Washington DC.

The cancer is under their noses in their own backyard.

A plantation of death and racism, created by government.

More dangerous than Bagdad.

[Outraged]

Those crazy Gore counties.

[Travis McGee]

I know, his #28 is terrific!

[onyx]

I wanted to make certain you didn't miss it. Very impressive.

[onyx]

I wanted to make certain you didn't miss it. Very impressive.

[Travis McGee]

Thanks! Now it's ZZZZZZ.... time.....

[Fledermaus]

or, "Chicago is a quagmire. It's Vietnam all over again".

[Consort]

[neverdem]

You have a much better color scheme than the latest ones attempting to show political affiliation. Happy New Year!!!

[neverdem]

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[#3Fan]

How do the Chicago numbers compare to Baghdad? I understand a lot of people there are armed and ready to use weapons..

Last I heard a few days ago Chicago runs 22 per 100,000 per year, while Baghdad runs 5 per 100,000 per year. Troops to Chicago? lol

[Boot Hill]

Thanks for the info, neverdem.

--Boot Hill

[neverdem]

Last I heard a few days ago Chicago runs 22 per 100,000 per year, while Baghdad runs 5 per 100,000 per year. Troops to Chicago? lol

The other laugh was that Iraq was crawling with all sorts of firepower, but they still had Saddam due to a feudal and/or a tribal culture. I figure their secret police had the populace terrified.

[Shooter 2.5]

I forgot to credit the map. It belongs to a Freeper named jdege.

[FITZ]

Raw numbers are statistically irrelevant. Murders per capita is a better statistic to use.

I think they should add other information too --- how many of the murdered were also gang members, how many domestic partner killings, how many random -- innocent stranger killings. If it's just gangs killing each other off --- no great loss.

[MeekOneGOP]

[MoodyBlu]

Yeah, I'm waiting with baited breath for the nightly reports going "Two more murders in Chicago today, making the annual total 187 so far, or 12,367 since Democrats have held a monopoly on the Mayor's office.

I've been waiting to read and hear the same thing from the media whores. Nothing but democrats holding the mayor's office and political control in Philly. Why doesn't the media keep a running total of the murders since the dummies in Philly reelected Street. They get what they deserve!

MoodyBlu

[Piranha]

The census data is available on the US Census bureau's website. By doing my own calculation:

DC had 40 murders per 100,000 (based on 247 murders and a population of 607,000);

Baltimore had 37 murders per 100,000 (based on 271 murders and a population of 736,000);

Detroit had 36 murders per 100,000 (based on 365 murders and a population of 1,028,000);

Chicago was fourth, with 21 murders per 100,000 (based on 599 murders and a population of 2,784,000);

LA had 19 murders per 100,000 (based on 658 murders and a population of 3,485,000);

St. Louis had 17 murders per 100,000 (based on 69 murders and a population of 397,000); and

NY had 8 murders per 100,000 (based on 596 murders and a population of 7,323,000).