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Urban Violent Crime & Legal Gun Ownership: A Story of Geographical Assault in the U.S.

Talyn

Talyn

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There is little correlation between a state’s firearm laws and violent crime rates.

Many factors play into violent crime victimizations in the U.S. Population size is only one factor. Poverty, criminality, education, and public policies all affect crime rates, particularly violent crime.

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Urban Violent Crime & Legal Gun Ownership: A Story of Geographical Assault in the U.S. • The Havok Journal

by Cassandra McBride This article originally appeared in ammo.com and is re-published here with the author's permission. Many factors play into violent Many factors play into violent crime victimizations in the U.S. Population size is only one factor. Poverty, criminality, education, and public...
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Urban Violent Crime Statistics Fast Facts​

  • National Average Violent crime rate – 366.7 violent crimes per 100K people in the US nationwide in 2019. (Source)
  • Washington, D.C., had the highest violent crime rate in 2022, with 999.8 crimes per 100,000 people. (Source)
  • 89% of firearms used in crimes were obtained illegally, per a 2016 BJS report.
  • Of the 26,000 US homicides in the US in 2021, 60% (15,702) occurred in Metro and Fringe Metro areas.
  • Violent crime nationwide decreased by 1% from 1,326,600 in 2020 to 1,313,200 in 2021, with robbery decreasing by 8.6%, lowering the national average.
  • Violent crime rates in urban areas were 24.5 per 1,000 citizens in 2021. (Source)
  • There were 461,540 arrests for violent crimes in 2020 nationwide. (Source)
  • Suburban areas with a population of less than 50,000 had the most violent crimes in 2017.
  • Between 1994 and 2002, an increase in street gangs correlated with an increase in violent crime (61.1 homicides per 1.5 square miles).
  • Urban areas with a population size of 500,000-999,999 have the highest crude rate of violent crime. (Source)
 
Talyn said:
There is little correlation between a state’s firearm laws and violent crime rates.

Many factors play into violent crime victimizations in the U.S. Population size is only one factor. Poverty, criminality, education, and public policies all affect crime rates, particularly violent crime.

havokjournal.com

Urban Violent Crime & Legal Gun Ownership: A Story of Geographical Assault in the U.S. • The Havok Journal

by Cassandra McBride This article originally appeared in ammo.com and is re-published here with the author's permission. Many factors play into violent Many factors play into violent crime victimizations in the U.S. Population size is only one factor. Poverty, criminality, education, and public...
havokjournal.com havokjournal.com


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Urban Violent Crime Statistics Fast Facts​

  • National Average Violent crime rate – 366.7 violent crimes per 100K people in the US nationwide in 2019. (Source)
  • Washington, D.C., had the highest violent crime rate in 2022, with 999.8 crimes per 100,000 people. (Source)
  • 89% of firearms used in crimes were obtained illegally, per a 2016 BJS report.
  • Of the 26,000 US homicides in the US in 2021, 60% (15,702) occurred in Metro and Fringe Metro areas.
  • Violent crime nationwide decreased by 1% from 1,326,600 in 2020 to 1,313,200 in 2021, with robbery decreasing by 8.6%, lowering the national average.
  • Violent crime rates in urban areas were 24.5 per 1,000 citizens in 2021. (Source)
  • There were 461,540 arrests for violent crimes in 2020 nationwide. (Source)
  • Suburban areas with a population of less than 50,000 had the most violent crimes in 2017.
  • Between 1994 and 2002, an increase in street gangs correlated with an increase in violent crime (61.1 homicides per 1.5 square miles).
  • Urban areas with a population size of 500,000-999,999 have the highest crude rate of violent crime. (Source)
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Thanks Talyn, interesting read!
 
Highest rates of violent crime:
  • St. Louis, MO – 2,082 per 100,000 citizens (279,390 overall population)
  • Detroit, MI – 2,057 per 100,000 citizens (621,193 overall population)
  • Baltimore, MD – 2,027 per 100,000 citizens (563,455 overall population)
  • Memphis, TN – 2,003 per 100,000 citizens (621,777 overall population)
  • Little Rock, AR – 1,634 per 100,000 citizens (201,029 overall population)
Several cities Cassandra listed in the article had a higher number of violent crimes than the five listed above, but they had a lot more population. I think the rate is a more important stat. The rate does a better job identifying the likely hood a person will be a victim of violent crime. Memphis, just across the River from me, is way up there! For sure a dangerous place! It is way worse now than it was before I retired. I’m glad I don’t have to drive across the city anymore to my office!

Thanks for linking the article, Talyn.
 
somorris said:
Highest rates of violent crime:
  • St. Louis, MO – 2,082 per 100,000 citizens (279,390 overall population)
  • Detroit, MI – 2,057 per 100,000 citizens (621,193 overall population)
  • Baltimore, MD – 2,027 per 100,000 citizens (563,455 overall population)
  • Memphis, TN – 2,003 per 100,000 citizens (621,777 overall population)
  • Little Rock, AR – 1,634 per 100,000 citizens (201,029 overall population)
Several cities Cassandra listed in the article had a higher number of violent crimes than the five listed above, but they had a lot more population. I think the rate is a more important stat. The rate does a better job identifying the likely hood a person will be a victim of violent crime. Memphis, just across the River from me, is way up there! For sure a dangerous place! It is way worse now than it was before I retired. I’m glad I don’t have to drive across the city anymore to my office!

Thanks for linking the article, Talyn.
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Woo hoo We’re number one.

STL is also number one in STDs per capita. So we got that going for us.
 
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