some interesting shit i found... here's the highest homicide rates in 1926 (
http://www.1920-30.com/law/):
Jacksonville, Fla........... 76.9
Tampa, Fla............... 67.6
Birmingham, Ala........... 58.8
Memphis, Tenn............ 42.4
New Orleans, La. .......... 33.7
Kansas City, Mo.......... 32.3
Dallas, Tex................ 32.0
Charleston. S. C........... 29.7
Nashville, Tenn............ 29.2
Mobile, Ala............... 28.4
Louisville, Ky. ............ 26.7
Houston, Tex............. 25.8
Detroit, Mich............. 25.3
Sacramento, Calif.......... 21.8
Pueblo, Colo. ............. 20.5
Kansas City. Kans......... 18.8
St. Louis, Mo............. 18.6
Cincinnati, 0.............. 18.2
Winston-Salem, N. C....... 18.1
damn, jacksonville was GRIMY back in the day... the murder rate now is only like 13 / 100,000
here are the highest murder rates in 1993
1. Gary, IN 89.1
2. New Orleans 80.3
3. D.C. 78.5
4. St. Louis 69.0
5. Detroit 56.8
6. Richmond, VA 54.5
7. Atlanta 50.4
8. Baltimore 48.1
9. San Bernardino, CA 47.1
10. Birmingham,AL 45.0
11. Bridgeport, CT 43.8
12. Jackson, MS 41.9
13. Oakland, CA 40.8
14. Inglewood, CA 39.9
15. Shreveport, LA 38.5
16. Little Rock 38.0
17. Newark 35.6
18. Kansas City, MO 35.1
19. Flint, MI 34.3
20. Miami 34.1
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