Posted on 03/12/2007 4:04:43 PM PDT by LdSentinal
A new study by Tulane University demographer Mark VanLandingham puts New Orleans' per capita murder rate at 96 per 100-thousxand people last year -- the highest in the nation.
There have been various other estimates of the per-capita murder rate, based on various population estimates in the city after Hurricane Katrina. VanLandingham's method takes into account the large change in New Orleans' population over the course of the year. That method takes into account the far lower population of the city in the early months of the year.
In his study, VanLandingham used a group of the most widely accepted population estimates to estimate a month-by-month breakdown of the number of people in the city.
New Orleans Police Department spokesman Sergeant Joe Narcisse said police officials look at the murder rate but question whether any true rate can be established.
Narcisse says that holding the title of the country's most murderous city damages New Orleans' reputation.
Police Superintendent Warren Riley has previously said migrant workers living and working in the city are not being counted in such estimates. He has estimated the number of people in the city as high as 275-thousand. He has cautioned that the city could get an "awful reputation" based on miscalculations in population.
The Louisiana Public Health Institute estimates that the city boasted a population of about 201-thousand between June and October. Several demographers interviewed said the number is likely lower. Conservative estimates put the population under 200-thousand.
And with God watching this, He ponders: "They can't say I didn't warn them. ZAP!"
Nagin should've called it "murder city."
Nope, you're "awful reputation" was forged long before Katrina
So that's what, a 1 in 1000 chance of getting killed in NOLA?
That place should be shut down, converted to Failed Liberalism National Monument and its inhabitants should be given 25K each in relocation allowance.
What could possibly hurt the reputation of New Orlean?
They could vote overwelmingly GOP in the next election.
The horror!
After all the GOP has done to them.
It's no surprise. New Orleans is a city in anarchy. It has suffered from a totally corrupt city, and state government for decades.
Even the National Guard who patrols the streets cannot control the city at night.
New Orleans was a dying city finally killed by Katrina.
Sad but true.
I believe a frightening exposure is being ignored.
How many of our underclass, illegal immigrants, welfare dependent, criminal and minority filled inner cities are simply a major storm, power failure or terrorist attack away from encouraging the "boys in the hood" to go "Katrina" criminal?
The following list is for American cities over 100,000 population. This is a partial list, showing only the top of the list.....with the highest percentage of black population.. The rest of the list is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._cities_with_large_African-American_populations
It does NOT include the numbers for illegal immigrants, or non black minority populations in these same cities..
Is it just a coincidence that the greatest percentage of converts to Islam in the U.S. --are from the Black population?
City --- Percentage Black
Gary, Indiana - 84.03
Detroit, Michigan - 81.55
Baldwin Hills, California 80.07
Birmingham, Alabama - 73.46
Jackson, Mississippi - 70.64
New Orleans, Louisiana - 67.25
Baltimore, Maryland - 64.34
Memphis, Tennessee - 61.41
Atlanta, Georgia - 61.39
Washington, D.C. - 60.01
Richmond, Virginia - 57.19
Savannah, Georgia - 57.08
Newark, New Jersey - 53.46
Flint, Michigan - 53.27
St. Louis, Missouri - 51.20
Cleveland, Ohio - 50.99
Shreveport, Louisiana - 50.80
Portsmouth, Virginia 50.61
Baton Rouge, Louisiana - 50.02
Augusta, Georgia - 49.75
Montgomery, Alabama - 49.63
Inglewood, California - 47.13
Mobile, Alabama - 46.29
Think it can't happen?
How sure are you?
Semper Fi
New Orleans was crap long befoe the tide came in.
Philly is giving them a run for the money. They have more murders than days gone in 2007. Looks like another record year. I wish some of their Pro teams could set records.
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