Is There a Murder in Every Major US City Everyday?

Miscellaneous General
1

Here in houston, on the news, I’m pretty sure I hear about a murder every single day happening somewhere in or around the city.

And of course, there is at least one robbery in Houston everyday. Is it the same in other major cities?

2

Unbelievable! We have this fantastic government police force everywhere to keep us safe…

3

Murder rate per 100,000 inhabitants:

0-1
1-2
2-5
5-10
10-20

20

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate

4

Nice post Nielso!

Wonder how it compares to these:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_gun_ownership

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_freedom_indices

…

5

Not even close-

Number of Homicides in Minneapolis by Six-Month Period, 2000-2009


Year
Jan-Jun
Jul-Dec
Total
Jan-Jun %

2010
25**
21**
46**
54.3**

2009
6
13
19
31.6

2008
18
22
40
45.0

2007
26
21
47
55.3

2006
32
25
57
56.1

2005
31
16
47
66.0

2004
20
34
54
37.0

2003
22
24
46
47.8

2002
21
26
47
44.7

2001
18
25
43
41.9

2000
19
31
50
38.0

2000-2009
213
237
450
47.3

2005-2009
113
97
210
53.8