The top 5 cities in America with the highest murder rates.
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-the-u.s.-2013
City, Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people
1. Detroit, 45
2. New Orleans, 41
3. Newark, 40
4. St. Louis, 38
5. Baltimore, 37
Let’s go ahead and throw five more in for grins and giggles.
6. Birmingham, 30
7. Cincinnati, 24
8. Oakland, 22
9. Baton Rouge, 21
10. Kansas City (MO), 21
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate
As of 2012 we placed 91st on the list.
What do all these cities have in common?
This, BTW, included self-defense or justifiable homicide.