http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2010/05/new_orleans_murder_rate_remain.html
May 24, 2010, 10:05PM
Despite some declines in violent crime, New Orleans continues to have the highest murder rate in the nation, according to an FBI report released Monday.
The FBI's uniform crime report, which culls data from law enforcement agencies across the country, shows that violent crime and property crime in the nation, as well as in New Orleans, dropped last year when compared with 2008.
The number of violent crimes reported to the New Orleans Police Department in 2009 fell about 9 percent, while the number of murders remained relatively flat at 174. The city also experienced reductions in all the property crime categories.
Still, New Orleans is far deadlier than other cities......
May 24, 2010, 10:05PM
Despite some declines in violent crime, New Orleans continues to have the highest murder rate in the nation, according to an FBI report released Monday.
The FBI's uniform crime report, which culls data from law enforcement agencies across the country, shows that violent crime and property crime in the nation, as well as in New Orleans, dropped last year when compared with 2008.
The number of violent crimes reported to the New Orleans Police Department in 2009 fell about 9 percent, while the number of murders remained relatively flat at 174. The city also experienced reductions in all the property crime categories.
Still, New Orleans is far deadlier than other cities......