Top 15

As I travel throughout the United States I am always a little nervous about really big cities. I am one hour south of Chicago right now and I must say listening to the news in the morning regarding 8 shootings in a couple of days is frighting.  However, if you know me, you know I won't be deterred that easily-I have looked criminals in the face for many years without fear.  I wanted to list the 2011 top 15 cities for homicides. I was shocked by what I found:

1. New York — 515
2. Chicago — 431
3. Detroit — 344
4. Philadelphia — 324
5. Los Angeles — 297
6. New Orleans — 200
7. Houston — 198
8. Baltimore — 196
9. Dallas — 133
10. Memphis — 117
11. Phoenix — 116
12. St. Louis — 113
13. Washington D.C. — 108
14. Kansas City, Mo. — 108
15. Oakland, Calif. — 104

This information was located: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/15-cities-had-most-murders-185230093.html