Posted on 12/30/2013 8:40:15 PM PST by Ken H
INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis homicide officers were investigating three unrelated deaths this weekend as the city's murder rate continued to rise.
The deaths, which occurred within just hours of one another, pushed total murders for the year to 124. Police say there have been another 16 justifiable homicides on top of that.
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An RTV6 analysis of the city's 2013 murder rate compared to Chicago's shows that Indy has seen approximately 10 percent more homicides per capita than the Windy City.
Chicago, with a population of more than 2.7 million, has reported 409 murders and justifiable homicides this year, according to http://www.DNAinfo.com, which tracks the city's crime rate. That puts it at roughly 15.1 homicides per 100,000 residents.
Indianapolis, by comparison, has seen 140 homicides to its 822,000 citizens for a homicide rate of 17 per 100,000 people.
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See what happens without gun laws? /sarc
Yieks. My sister, brother in law and kids live there. Although they live in the burbs so hopefully that will stay safe. The house is huge….6600 square feet. I just saw it for the first time over Christmas. I could not believe it. In Maryland our house is less then half of that and triple the cost of their home. It is amazing.
Exactly right.
Indianapolis has seen 140 homicides to its 822,000 citizens for a homicide rate of 17 per 100,000 people.
Meanwhile, my state with no gun laws had 1.3 murders per 100,000 people in 2012. Clearly gun laws are the answer.
WOW
they tried real hard to get a shot at that honor..
Breakdown of justifiable vs non?
Vermont should be the most dangerous place on the planet, but regardless of gun control laws, guess what Indy & Chicago have that Vermont doesn’t?
A bumper crop of criminals.
Per capita isn't really an accurate measurement of crime. In Chicago's case, there's many neighborhoods that are perfectly safe, and a small handful that are literal war zones.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t both cities have a serious problem with most crimes being committed by, umm, Obama’s peeps?
Another democrat hellhole
Same with Indianapolis.
No, in the case of Indianapolis, it’s drug gangs of Mexican origin.
No proof, just a guess.
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One can carry in Indianapolis...Indiana is a shall-issue state...
Unfortunately, Indy’s mayor Greg Ballard is a Republican, one of the few to hold the mayoralty of a major city. He’s not exactly doing a bang-up job of it...
Chicago: 1.7 murders per square mile
Indianapolis: 0.37 murders per square mile
Not true. Where did you come up with that?
Exactly right.
Indiana is a must issue, open carry state with same day possession on gun sales. Hard to find a more 2A friendly state.
Are you suggesting gun control would prevent this high murder rate?
90% of these homicides are black on black crime "in the community" committed by and perpetrated upon previously convicted felons. The balance are pretty equally dispersed between Hispanics and Caucasians.
If you aren’t murdered, you’ll die from the murderous traffic conditions.
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