| city |
2002 murders |
population |
# murders per 100000 people |
| New Orleans |
258 |
473681 |
54.5 |
| Washington |
264 |
570898 |
46.2 |
| Detroit |
402 |
925051 |
43.5 |
| Baltimore |
253 |
638614 |
39.6 |
| St. Louis |
111 |
338353 |
32.8 |
| Chicago |
648 |
2,886,251 |
22.5 |
| Philadelphia |
288 |
1,492,231 |
19.3 |
| Los Angeles |
654 |
3,798,981 |
17.2 |
| Houston |
256 |
2,009,834 |
12.7 |
| Boston |
60 |
589281 |
10.2 |
| New York |
590 |
8,084,316 |
7.3 |
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