7 year old shot last night in Chicago

[hazlnut]

Chicago's Homicide Rate Does Not Rank Near the Top Among American Cities


Despite the familiar media refrain that Chicago is the nation’s murder capital, the “windy city” does not even qualify as one of the nation’s top 25 most dangerous cities for homicide. Yes, in sheer numbers Chicago leads the nation’s cities in murders, but its per capita murder rate is lower than forty other cities with populations above 40,000 residents. In 2011, the last year where records have been tabulated to compare cities, according to FBI statistics, Chicago, with a per capita murder rate of 15.9/per 100,000 residents, ranked behind over three dozen other American cities.

In 2011, the city’s murder rate was less than half that of the cities of New Orleans (57.6/per 100,00), Detroit (48.2) and St. Louis (35.3). Chicago’s homicide rate was also lower than such unremarkable cities as Ft. Myers, FL (31.7) Pine Bluff, AR (24.3), Dayton, OH (23.3) Rocky Mount, NC (20.6), Gulfport, MS (17.6) and Harrisburg, PA (16.1).

Isn't it racist to post the stats of all those predominantly black cities?

Depends on context.

Like when you say -- "Here's my stats prove all blacks are violent by nature." -- Then, yes, that's you being your racist self.

 

[R.C. Christian]

It sounds like what we need is less gun control and more black control.