Two New Jersey Cities Among Murder Capitals in United States
Being from the state of New Jersey this isn’t a list I’m happy to report on, considering two cities in New Jersey have been considered some of the biggest murder…
Being from the state of New Jersey this isn't a list I'm happy to report on, considering two cities in New Jersey have been considered some of the biggest murder capitals in the United States.
Neighborhoodscout.com put together a list of the top 30 cities in the country with the highest murder rates. The website limited their research to cities with 25,000 or more people. Data used for this research are the number of murders reported to have occurred in each city, and the population of each city.
The study found that St. Louis was the worst in the country and jumped from the number three spot last year to the number one spot this year. “St. Louis, MO reported 263 murders, which is an increase of 36% compared to last year with a murder rate of .87 per 1,000 population,” said the study.
There were 14 new cities on the list of 30 this year. Two cities in New Jersey, one in Pennsylvania, and one in Delaware did make this year's list.
The full list according to NeighborhoodScout.com can be found below:
30. Richmond, Virginia
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .29
4.5X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 66
29. Washington, DC
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .29
4.5X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 201
28. Cincinnati, Ohio
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .30
4.6X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 92
27. Florence, South Carolina
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .30
4.6X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 12
26. San Bernardino, California
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .31
4.7X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 68
25. North Little Rock, Arkansas
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .31
4.8X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 20
24. Camden, New Jersey
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .32
4.9X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 23
23. North Charleston, South Carolina
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .33
5.1X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 38
22. Dayton, Ohio
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .33
5.1X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 46
21. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .33
5.1X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 193
20. Kansas City, Missouri
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .35
5.3X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 176
19. Portsmouth, Virginia
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .35
5.3X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 34
18. Shreveport, Louisiana
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .37
5.7X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 69
17. Inkster, Michigan
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .38
5.9X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 10
16. Monroe, Louisiana
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .40
6.1X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 19
15. Alexandria, Louisiana
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .42
6.5X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 19
14. Riviera Beach, Florida
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .43
6.5X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 16
13. Cleveland, Ohio
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .43
6.6X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 160
12. Trenton, New Jersey
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .44
6.8X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 40
11. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .45
6.9X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 102
10. Wilmington, Delaware
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .45
6.9X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 32
9. Memphis, Tennesee
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .46
7.0X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 289
8. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .46
7.1X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 23
7. Detroit, Michigan
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .52
7.9X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 330
6. New Orleans, Louisiana
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .52
8.1X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 201
5. Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .56
8.6X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 23
4. Saginaw, Michigan
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .57
8.7X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 25
3. Flint, Michigan
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .58
8.9X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 47
2. Petersburg, Virginia
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .72
11.0X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 24
1. St. Louis, Missouri
Murder Rate (per 1,000 residents): .87
13.4X U.S. Average
No. of Murders: 263
