Category: homicide rate

Memphis, St. Louis Top Cities Facing Homicide Rate Problems

July 19, 2023
Crime & Public Safetyhomicide rateMEMPHISMissouriSt. LouisTennesseeUSUS NewsWallethub
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The homicide rates of the 40 largest cities in the United States have decreased between the second quarters of 2021 and 2023, according to a new study of local crime statistics by WalletHub. Their analysis shows homicide rates have fallen “by an average of roughly 5 percent” in these large cities from the second quarters…

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Homicides, Suicides Climbed Among Young Americans During Pandemic: CDC

June 15, 2023
CCP VirusCDCCenters for Disease Control and PreventionCOVID-19 pandemicCrime & Public Safetyhomicide ratepandemic effects on childrenPolicies & ImpactsPoliticssuicide rateUSUS News
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Homicides and suicides among young Americans reached their highest levels in decades during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study. The report (pdf) analyzed the homicide and suicide death rates among those age 10-24 from 2001 to 2021. One key finding was that from 2019 to 2020,…

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Democrat Cities Have Highest Homicide Rates, Report Finds

May 1, 2023
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Cities governed by Democrat mayors have seen the largest increases in homicide rates over the past year as well as registered the highest homicide rate per capita in Q1 out of 45 cities, according to a new report. Homicide rates in 45 of the most populated American cities rose by approximately 10 percent on average…

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‘Keep Violent People in Jail’ to Reduce Growing Crime Rate: DC Police Chief

March 8, 2023
D.C. Metropolitan PoliceDistrict of Columbiahomicide ratePolicies & ImpactsRegional & State Newsrising crime ratesSocial IssuesState NewsUSUS News
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Keeping criminals in jail and not letting them loose among the general populace is a way to reverse the increasing homicide rate in Washington, according to Robert Contee, chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). “The things that we have been doing is locking up bad guys, taking guns off the street. What we got…

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9 Shootings in Single Day, New Orleans Becomes ‘America’s Murder Capital’ of 2022

January 2, 2023
Crime and Incidentshomicide rateLaToya CantrellLocal NewsNew Orleansnew orleans shootingsRegional-Local NewsSocial IssuesUS
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The city of New Orleans has seen nine shooting incidents in a span of just 24 hours that has left three people dead, a tragedy that comes at a time when the number of homicides happening in the city is at a level unseen in over a quarter century. The first incident took place on…

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