In 1993 what city had the highest murder rate per capita in the US?

In 1993, the number of homicides in the city spiked to a record high of 76, the highest per-capita murder rate in the country.

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Robert Swanson

The correct answer is Gary, Indiana

Bruce Lawrence

Now, as the raw statistics of violence are being counted for 1993, it appears that Gary has earned the dubious title of murder capital of the nation. The city of 119,125 had a record 110 killings in 1993, translating into a murder rate of 91 per 100,000 residents. That's well above the homicide rate in Washington, D.C., which has led the nation in recent years. Chicago, which last year saw 852 killings, had a murder rate of 30.6 per 100,000 people. Within the city, only the Harrison Police District on the West Side, where 90 people were slain through November, had a higher murder rate than Gary.

Claudia Heilke

Google says Gary.

KRC

Yes, it was Gary, Indiana. Not, for a change, Chicago. Detroit, Michigan is one of the very worst !!

ron

1993: THE YEAR IN MURDERS - According to the Chicago Tribune "it appears that Gary, Ind., won the dubious distinction of being America’s “murder capital” among cities above 100,000 population.

Omar Mung

The term “rate” is the quantity compared to some other known unit. Do you think that they have an accurate count of the people in these cities…. Really? People can’t count.

Joanne Serin

I only got this right because I recently read an article about the worst things about each of the states. Arkansas' was their murder rate.

cgrhm

I sthere an actual significance to questions like these? What happened in 1993? I don't really care s far as murder rates go. I care what's happening today in 2023. It's like this all the time in NYC. The mayor and police commissioner are always telling us not to worry or complain-vilolent crimes are way down from 1982 levels. We're talking 2023. And we all know the hide the stats any way.