Portland has 13 murders so far this year, which appears to be by far the most it has recorded so early in a year, ever. This might be a record-breaking year for violence in the city, not just in terms of raw numbers, but also in terms of rate.
Some big-city 2020 numbers (and rate/100k, using 2019 population estimates)
Some of these may be murder rates, some may be homicide rates, I wasn't too careful and just went with what number I found first from local news outlets in early January. So maybe take these as +/- 5-10%. There are tons of cities I didn't include since I got tired (Las Vegas, San Diego, Seattle, Portland, Minneapolis, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Buffalo...)
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City Total Rate /100k
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Atlanta 157 31
Austin 43 4
Baltimore 335 56
Boston 57 8
Chicago 769 29
Cleveland 175 46
Columbus 175 19
Dallas 251 19
DC 200 28
Detroit 327 49
Houston 400 17
Indy 244 27
KC 174 35
LA 300 8
Memphis 332 51
Milwaukee 189 32
Nashville 109 16
NYC 462 6
New Orleans 202 51
Oakland 109 25
Philly 499 32
San Antonio 128 8
SF 44 5
St. Louis 262 87
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And here the air that I breathe isn't dead.
Very interesting. Can you tell us what populations these are based on, and if it's city proper or metro?
Oslo is very impressive. These are Quebec City-style numbers. Which is the safest large(ish) city in North America. It has gone 18 months without a murder at some points in recent years. For a city population of about 600,000 and a metro of over 800,000.
Very interesting. Can you tell us what populations these are based on, and if it's city proper or metro?
Oslo is very impressive. These are Quebec City-style numbers. Which is the safest large(ish) city in North America. It has gone 18 months without a murder at some points in recent years. For a city population of about 600,000 and a metro of over 800,000.
Madrid is very impressive as well.
It seems to be the numbers of City Proper, but it could also be of the respective Police Districts which sometimes cover the metro-areas.
However judging from the numbers im quite confident its City Proper.
Edit: For Oslo its actually for the police district which covers a population of 900.000. That makes the rate even lower (0,2).
Last year it was 4 murders in the police district where 3 was in the city proper.
Some big-city 2020 numbers (and rate/100k, using 2019 population estimates)
Some of these may be murder rates, some may be homicide rates, I wasn't too careful and just went with what number I found first from local news outlets in early January. So maybe take these as +/- 5-10%. There are tons of cities I didn't include since I got tired (Las Vegas, San Diego, Seattle, Portland, Minneapolis, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Buffalo...)
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City Total Rate /100k
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Atlanta 157 31
Austin 43 4
Baltimore 335 56
Boston 57 8
Chicago 769 29
Cleveland 175 46
Columbus 175 19
Dallas 251 19
DC 200 28
Detroit 327 49
Houston 400 17
Indy 244 27
KC 174 35
LA 300 8
Memphis 332 51
Milwaukee 189 32
Nashville 109 16
NYC 462 6
New Orleans 202 51
Oakland 109 25
Philly 499 32
San Antonio 128 8
SF 44 5
St. Louis 262 87
Sweden is up from 10 last year.
Stockholm Metro is up from 4 last year
Stockholm Municipality is up from 0
Gothenburg & Malmo up from 0
Deadly shootings down from 8
I'm sure it will be the top issue in the District Attorney Election in Philadelphia this year. Usually the year after a Presidential election is a quiet one but this one should be very prominent in the city. There are a lot of people who do not like the current DA.
Public Safety isn't so much the issue as other crimes are falling. Murder in Philly seems to be happening between people who know each other and have turned to using guns again because the cops aren't do what they did before the riots last summer...which is when they murder rate started to really take off. It's not like there are massive shoot outs in Center City. It's in the same areas of the city where violence has plagued it for decades.
Those area's are expanding, esp towards the NE section of the city (Man cut up and deep fried, disposed of in various dumpsters). The fact that Philly has over 70 murders during the snowy winter months is scary.
The lack of prosecution for many crimes and minimal bail for repeat offenders will plague this city.
Those area's are expanding, esp towards the NE section of the city (Man cut up and deep fried, disposed of in various dumpsters). The fact that Philly has over 70 murders during the snowy winter months is scary.
The lack of prosecution for many crimes and minimal bail for repeat offenders will plague this city.
We just got rid of bail in Illinois (well, I think it takes effect in 2023) and you can only hold someone if they pose a direct threat to a specific individual or group. No longer being a "danger to society" is enough to keep you locked up.
1 dead - https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/suspect-charged-with-capital-murder-after-man-was-found-dead-in-round-rock/?utm_campaign=alert_bar&utm_source=side_bullets - Round Rock shooting - 1/9
1 dead - https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/one-person-dead-after-shooting-in-northeast-austin - Austin shooting - 1/11
1 dead - http://www.austintexas.gov/news/homicide-5000-brighton-road - Austin shooting - 1/18
1 dead - https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/01/22/hays-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-apparent-shooting/6681601002/ - Buda shooting - 1/21
1 dead - https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/man-killed-after-shootout-between-two-groups-at-north-austin-complex-police-say/ - Austin shooting - 1/23
2 dead - http://www.austintexas.gov/news/homicide-1912-w-35th-street - Austin shooting - 1/26
1 dead - https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/one-person-dead-after-shooting-in-north-austin/?fbclid=IwAR2QlQlGL89M9QlIMXNDSAU9spvMEhu31Cpqo8Jsl-tQaPXWOlrPLuNNY4o - Austin shooting - 1/29
1 dead - https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/police-investigating-suspicious-death-in-east-austin-2/ - Austin shooting - 2/2
1 dead - https://www.kxan.com/news/local/police-investigating-suspicious-death-in-southeast-austin-3/ - Austin obvious trauma - 2/3
1 dead - https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/suspicious-death-being-investigated-in-central-austin/ - Austin shooting - 2/6
2 dead - https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/elderly-couple-found-dead-in-suspected-murder-suicide-at-cedar-park-home/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR2d0OJqQ9Lwib8K-06sGBipshijYzvjNIcP2vCkMkef1W-GjrUamnIZ9ws - Cedar Park murder/suicide - 2/9
1 dead - https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/19-year-old-man-stabbed-and-killed-northeast-austin-fight-police-say/ - Austin stabbing - 2/16
1 dead - https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/man-faces-murder-charge-after-wife-found-dead-at-south-austin-hotel-room/ - Austin unlisted cause - 2/16
1 dead - https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/toddler-dies-during-february-winter-storm-austin-police-investigating-as-homicide/ - Austin unlisted cause - 2/18
2 dead - https://www.kxan.com/news/local/travis-county/travis-county-deputies-investigate-possible-murder-suicide-involving-two-male-relatives/ - Pflugervile shooting - 2/19
1 dead - https://www.kxan.com/news/one-man-dead-after-shooting-at-north-austin-apartment-complex/ - Austin shooting - 2/28
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Pending cases
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1 dead - https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/apd-investigating-deceased-person-in-hotel-room-in-north-central-austin - 2/14
Austin area population
City: 964,254 (July 1, 2018 estimate) - source: US Census Bureau
Travis County: 1,273,954 (July 1, 2019 estimate) - source: US Census Bureau
Metro: 2,227,083 (July 1, 2019 estimate) - source: US Census Bureau
Area - City: 297 square miles (2010) - US Census Bureau
Area - Metro: 4,285 square miles - Wikipedia
Area - Travis County: 1,023 square miles - Wikipedia
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Previous years
2020 - City - 44 - Metro - 68
2019 - City - 35 - Metro - 57
2018 - City - 35 - Metro - 44
2017 - City - 23 - Metro - 43
2016 - City - 28 - Metro - 50
2015 - City - 21 - Metro - 43
2014 - City - 31 - Metro - 42
2013 - City - 26 - Metro - 46
2012 - 32
2011 - 28
2010 - 31
2009 - 23
2008 - 24
2007 - 30
2006 - 20
2005 - 26
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Previous years per month
2021 - Jan 7, Feb 9,
2020 - Jan 6, Feb 6, Mar 9, Apr 4, May 5, Jun 9, Jul 5, Aug 6, Sep 5, Oct 6, Nov 6, Dec 2
2019 - Jan 4, Feb 7, Mar 4, Apr 4, May 5, Jun 5, Jul 6, Aug 6, Sep 2, Oct 1, Nov 5, Dec 8
2018 - Jan 4, Feb 1, Mar 8, Apr 3, May 4, Jun 5, Jul 2, Aug 5, Sep 8, Oct 1, Nov 3, Dec 1
2017 - Jan 1, Feb 6, Mar 7, Apr 1, May 5, Jun 3, Jul 3, Aug 6, Sep 2, Oct 2, Nov 0, Dec 7
2016 - Jan 1, Feb 1, Mar 1, Apr 3, May 4, Jun 6, Jul 10, Aug 6, Sep 11, Oct 6, Nov 4, Dec 6
2015 - Jan 2, Feb 6, Mar 3, Apr 5, May 1, Jun 4, Jul 2, Aug 3, Sep 4, Oct 1, Nov 4, Dec 9
2014 - Jan 4, Feb 3, Mar 6, Apr 2, May 1, Jun 4, Jul 2, Aug 1, Sep 4, Oct 5, Nov 7, Dec 5
2013 - Jan 3, Feb 6, Mar 1, Apr 4, May 5, Jun 2, Jul 4, Aug 2, Sep 6, Oct 5, Nov 2, Dec 5
This was near the site of a previous shooting last year in which a bystander was killed by a stray bullet. So far as I can tell, that case remains unsolved.
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