New Orleans Leads US In Homicide Rate
It just makes you wonder how much one city/region can endure. New Orleans had almost 64 homicides per 100,000 people last year, even with a generous estimate of the total population. That is far higher than St. Louis, the runner-up with 47 homicides per 100,000. Even if New Orleans had jumped back to its pre-Hurricane Katrina population it would be tied for second place with Baltimore.
