Last year, America’s big cities continued the slow but steady decline in murders—even as the number of shootings were on the rise.
Last year, America’s big cities continued the slow, but steady decline in murders.
Though not at the breakneck pace we saw last year, the nation’s largest cities continued to witness steady declines in both total murders and murder rates in 2014.
Data provided by police departments in the 10 cities with the highest number of murders in 2013 shows that six out of 10 saw a significant drops in both total murders and murder rates in 2014. Baltimore and Detroit led the pack with the sharpest declines over last year, but a look at an impressive big picture shows that Los Angeles and New York have managed to cut murders in their city by roughly half. Not every mayor will be celebrating, however—Philadelphia couldn’t make a dent in its homicides this year, and both Indianapolis and Houston saw some significant increases.
Murders in 2014
1. Chicago 407
2. New York City 328
3. Detroit 304
4. Los Angeles 259
5. Philadelphia 248
6. Houston 239
7. Baltimore 217
8. New Orleans 150
9. Indianapolis 135
10. Dallas 111
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America’s 2014 Murder Capital - The Daily Beast
Last year, America’s big cities continued the slow, but steady decline in murders.
Though not at the breakneck pace we saw last year, the nation’s largest cities continued to witness steady declines in both total murders and murder rates in 2014.
Data provided by police departments in the 10 cities with the highest number of murders in 2013 shows that six out of 10 saw a significant drops in both total murders and murder rates in 2014. Baltimore and Detroit led the pack with the sharpest declines over last year, but a look at an impressive big picture shows that Los Angeles and New York have managed to cut murders in their city by roughly half. Not every mayor will be celebrating, however—Philadelphia couldn’t make a dent in its homicides this year, and both Indianapolis and Houston saw some significant increases.
Murders in 2014
1. Chicago 407
2. New York City 328
3. Detroit 304
4. Los Angeles 259
5. Philadelphia 248
6. Houston 239
7. Baltimore 217
8. New Orleans 150
9. Indianapolis 135
10. Dallas 111
details:
America’s 2014 Murder Capital - The Daily Beast
