[Ditto]

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

Ditto that. This is a pointless story.

[autoresponder]

301 HANDGUN MURDERS 1999

WASHINGTON DC 100% GUN BANNED

OVER 27 YEARS - Population 340,000

Clinton/Reno/Freeh FBI-DOJ Uniform Crime Report

300 HANDGUN MURDERS 1999

17 Concealed Carry States combined total

23 MILLION Population combined

Clinton/Reno/Freeh FBI-DOJ Uniform Crime Report

300 US Military Deaths - Iraq War 2003

200 Combat Deaths

100 Accidental Deaths

25 MILLION IRAQ Population

[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).

[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).