This is a depressing, and very sobering, topic, as far as the United States is concerned. Murder is obviously one of the key areas where failure is essentially undeniable, and even though murder rates have been reported to be on the decline in numerous American cities over the course of decades, it is still entirely too prevalent.
It is kind of one of those underbelly things that many, if not most, Americans do not like to talk too much about. There are a variety of reasons for this, including the whole gun debate, the divisions that seem to come when more affluent citizens begin to talk about the decadence of the inner cities, and there is that whole economic disparity aspect that comes into play. Also, there might be some reflections of the education system, the lack of opportunities for some Americans, and so on and so forth.
Below is the list of the deadliest American cities, in terms of their murder rates.
Some cities have long been known to have a lot of murders, of course. Detroit comes to mind. So does Washington, D.C., the nation's capital city.
Not far from Washington, however, Baltimore now seems to be on the list as one of the leading cities for murder rates. Not exactly the kind of list you want to top, of course.
According to research by the Major Cities Chiefs Association Violent Crimes Survey, murder rates might have seen a bit of a spike recently, despite the overall trend downwards in recent decades.
Thought it would be something worth sharing, so here's the link:
Murder map: Deadliest U.S. cities:
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/murder-map-deadliest-u-s-cities/?ftag=ACQ449302a&vndid=1863259334&nan_pid=1863259334&ad_id=7565838
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