2024 Homicide Rankings: Chicago, St. Louis Lead Nation Yet Again
by Tyler Durden
Wednesday, Mar 12, 2025 - 05:00 PM
By Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner, of Wirepoints
Chicago was once again the nation’s homicide capital in 2024 with 573 murders – the 13th year in a row that the Windy City has suffered more murders than anywhere else in the country. New York, Houston, Philadelphia and Los Angeles rounded out the top five for most murders.
St. Louis was the nation’s other murder capital when based on homicides per capita. The Gateway City suffered 52.9 homicides per 100,000 residents, marking the third year in a row St. Louis has held that title. Memphis was in 2nd-place with 38.0 homicides per 100,000. 2024 marks the second year in a row the city has been the runner-up. Rounding out the top five were Baltimore with 35.6 murders per 100,000, New Orleans with 34.1 and Detroit with 32.1.
The data compiled by Wirepoints is based on 2024 homicide totals for the nation’s 75 biggest cities, assembled via year-end city police compstat reports, various news articles and other sources.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/2024-homicide-rankings-chicago-st-louis-lead-nation-yet-again
