I’ve uncovered the MOTHER LODE
CBS made a list of the 65 most deadly cities in America
So I dug through the data
blacks are responsible for the PREDOMINANCE of murder in ALL of the 65 most deadly cities except one
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Make sure your jaw doesn’t hit the floor
Data references with sources in the thread below:
All homicide numbers are from the most recent numbers which is 2021 from the FBI Uniform Crime Report:
cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/…
1.St Louis Missouri
With 64.54 murders per 100,000 residents, St. Louis had the highest murder rate for any major American city
Black homicide amount: 90
White homicide amount: 12
2. Baltimore, Maryland
The murder rate in Baltimore is 58.27 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: NO DATA
White homicide amount: NO DATA
3. Birmingham, Alabama
the murder rate in Birmingham was 50.62 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 69
White homicide amount: 3
4. Detroit, Michigan
The murder rate in Detroit is 41.45 per 100,000 residents.
Black homicide amount: 198
White homicide amount: 23
5. Dayton, Ohio
The murder rate in Dayton is 34.18 per 100,000
Black homicide amount: 23
White homicide amount: 7
6. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The murder rate in Baton Rouge is 31.72 per 100,000
Black homicide amount: 35
White homicide amount: 0
7. New Orleans, Louisiana
The murder rate in New Orleans is 30.67 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: No data
White homicide amount: No data
8. Kansas City, Missouri
The murder rate in Kansas City is 29.88 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 113
White homicide amount: 25
9. Memphis, Tennessee
The murder rate in Memphis is 29.21 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 209
White homicide amount: 15
10. Cleveland, Ohio
The murder rate in Cleveland is 24.09 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 39
White homicide amount: 4
11. Richmond, Virginia
The murder rate in Richmond is 23.84 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 54
White homicide amount: 4
12. Miami Gardens, Florida
In Miami Gardens, the murder rate is 23.64 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: No data
White homicide amount: No data
13. Washington, D.C.
The murder rate in Washington, D.C., is 23.52 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 44
White homicide amount: 0
14. North Charleston, South Carolina
The murder rate in North Charleston is 22.55 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 28
White homicide amount: 11
15. Peoria, Illinois
The murder rate in Peoria is 22.53 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: No data
White homicide amount: No data
16. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The murder rate in Philadelphia is 22.47 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 207
White homicide amount: 46
17. Columbia, South Carolina
The murder rate in Columbia is 21.68 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 21
White homicide amount: 0
18. San Bernardino, California
The murder rate in San Bernardino is 21.23 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: No data
White homicide amount: No data
19. Cincinnati, Ohio
The murder rate in Cincinnati is 21.1 per 100,000. The murder rate increased in the city by 2.2 per 100,000 from 2018 to 2019.
Black homicide amount: 66
White homicide amount: 5
20. Columbus, Georgia
The murder rate in Columbus is 20.94 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 1
White homicide amount: 0
21. Tuscaloosa, Alabama
The murder rate in Tuscaloosa is 20.77 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 0
White homicide amount: 0
This is the same as no data since their murder rate is so high
22. Atlanta, Georgia
The murder rate in Atlanta is 19.53 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 101
White homicide amount: 1
23. Indianapolis, Indiana
In 2019, the murder rate in Indianapolis was 19.51 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 75
White homicide amount: 24
24. Little Rock, Arkansas
The murder rate in Little Rock is 19.15 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 46
White homicide amount: 3
25. Shreveport, Louisiana
The murder rate in Shreveport is 18.66 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 0
White homicide amount: 0
26. Montgomery, Alabama
The murder rate in Montgomery is 18.54 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: No data
White homicide amount: No data
27. Buffalo, New York
The murder rate in Buffalo is 18.38 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 12
White homicide amount: 5
28. Chicago, Illinois
The murder rate in Chicago is 18.26 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 152
White homicide amount: 26
29. Chattanooga, Tennessee
The murder rate in Chattanooga is 18.15 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 15
White homicide amount: 2
30. Newark, New Jersey
the murder rate in Newark was 18.08 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 31
White homicide amount: 3
31. Oakland, California
The murder rate in Oakland is 17.97 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: No data
White homicide amount: No data
32. Augusta, Georgia
The murder rate in Augusta is 17.69 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount:
White homicide amount:
33. Hartford, Connecticut
The murder rate in Hartford is 17.18 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 14
White homicide amount: 7
34. High Point, North Carolina
The murder rate in High Point is 16.77 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 18
White homicide amount: 4
35. Savannah, Georgia
The murder rate in Savannah is 16.61 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: No data
White homicide amount: No data
36. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The murder rate in Milwaukee is 16.41 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 139
White homicide amount: 11
37. Rochester, New York
The murder rate in Rochester is 16.04 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: No data
White homicide amount: No data
38. Beaumont, Texas
The murder rate in Beaumont is 16.03 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 13
White homicide amount: 2
39. Richmond, California
The murder rate in Richmond is 15.38 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: No data
White homicide amount: No data
40. West Palm Beach, Florida
The murder rate in West Palm Beach is 15.07 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: No data
White homicide amount: No data
41. Albuquerque, New Mexico
The murder rate in Albuquerque is 14.95 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 10
White homicide - Hispanic homicide: 10
For white numbers the FBI combines white and hispanic in the white numbers then they disaggregate the numbers if you select ethnicity
42. Dallas, Texas
In 2019, the murder rate in Dallas was 14.89 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 180
White homicide amount: 62
43. Norfolk, Virginia
The murder rate in Norfolk is 14.83 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 34
White homicide amount: 6
44. Greensboro, North Carolina
The murder rate in Greensboro is 14.43 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 27
White homicide amount: 5
45. Jacksonville, Florida
The murder rate in Jacksonville is 14.19 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount:
White homicide amount:
46. Louisville, Kentucky
The murder rate in Louisville is 13.92 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 66
White homicide amount: 24
47. South Bend, Indiana
The murder rate in South Bend is 13.72 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 5
White homicide amount: 0
48. Tulsa, Oklahoma
The murder rate in Tulsa is 13.69 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 30
White homicide amount: 24
49. Akron, Ohio
The murder rate in Akron is 13.64 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 14
White homicide amount: 1
50. Newport News, Virginia
The murder rate in Newport News is 13.53 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 21
White homicide amount: 3
51. Syracuse, New York
The murder rate in Syracuse is 13.34 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: No data
White homicide amount: No data
52. Durham, North Carolina
The murder rate in Durham is 13.20 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 24
White homicide amount: 5
53. Paterson, New Jersey
In 2019, the murder rate in Paterson was 13.08 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: No data
White homicide amount: No data
54. Springfield, Massachusetts
The murder rate in Springfield is 12.96 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 7
White homicide amount: 6
55. Fayetteville, North Carolina
The murder rate in Fayetteville is 12.76 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 37
White homicide amount: 2
56. Winston-Salem, North Carolina
The murder rate in Winston-Salem is 12.5 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 28
White homicide amount: 9
57. Toledo, Ohio
The murder rate in Toledo is 12.43 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 35
White homicide amount: 10
58. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The murder rate in Pittsburgh is 12.32 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: No data
White homicide amount: No data
59 (TIE). Charlotte, North Carolina
The murder rate in Charlotte is 12.08 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 100
White homicide amount: 14
59 (TIE). Nashville, Tennessee
The murder rate in Nashville is 12.08 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 55
White homicide amount: 14
61. Bridgeport, Connecticut
In 2019, the murder rate in Bridgeport was 11.73 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 8
White homicide amount: 7
62. Knoxville, Tennessee
The murder rate in Knoxville is 11.66 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 25
White homicide amount: 5
63. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The murder rate in Oklahoma City is 11.40 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 57
White homicide amount: 30
64. Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The murder rate in Fort Lauderdale is 11.37 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: No data
White homicide amount: No data
65. Hampton, Virginia
The murder rate in Hampton is 11.26 per 100,000.
Black homicide amount: 148
White homicide amount: 32
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