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Louisiana Lands One On New List Of ‘US Cities Plagued By Murder’
Newser.com has just released their list of "10 US Cities Plagued By Murder" and unfortunately, Louisiana has a city on the list.
On a list no city wants to be on, New Orleans appears on the 10 "Murder Capitals" of the U.S. To compile this list, they looked at data from the "Crime in the United States Report" to compare cities' murder rates per 100,000 citizens.
New Orleans made the list, coming in at no. 4 with 43.8 per murders 100,000 citizens.
Below is the entire list, and you can find more information over newser.com.
10. North Charleston, SC; 29 per 100,000
9. Memphis, Tenn.; 29.9 per 100,000
8. Orlando, Fla.; 30.2 per 100,000
7. Jackson, Miss.; 34.1 per 100,000
6. Cleveland; 35 per 100,000
5. Newark, NJ; 35.5 per 100,000
4. New Orleans; 43.8 per 100,000
3. Detroit; 45.2 per 100,000
2. Baltimore; 51.4 per 100,000
1. St. Louis; 59.8 per 100,000
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