
New Orleans becomes murder capital of America, overtaking St. Louis
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New Orleans overtook St. Louis as the American city with the highest number of murders with 52 homicides per 100,000 residents, according to data released on Sept. 11.
Adam Sabes is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Adam.Sabes@fox.com and on Twitter @asabes10.
In St. Louis, there have been almost 45 homicides per 100,000 residents as of Sept. 17, according to data from the St. Louis Police Department.
By comparison, there have been almost 18 homicides in Chicago per 100,000 residents and 3.5 in New York City.
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