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                2. WORLD MURDER STATISTICS: THE CITIES AND  METROPOLITAN AREAS - NEW MAY 2003

ALSO SEE - 3. WORLD MURDER STATISTICS: THE COUNTRIES [Click at top on: Return to the information of general interest (Data Groups) table of contents]

 

          Murder statistics are surprisingly hard to come by, and when you move out of the developed world, especially into dictatorships, almost impossible. And the reliability of those statistics that do exist, especially but not solely those of  unfree or underdeveloped countries, can sometimes be questioned. No country is proud of its murders. If you don't realize how hard the numbers are to find, pick a place and go to the Net now.
          Another problem is that some jurisdictions and countries lump involuntary manslaughter in with murder, these two making up "homicide" statistics. Except sometimes such statistics are still called "murder statistics". At other times involuntary manslaughter is left out. And it's not always made clear which is the case. However, involuntary manslaughter numbers are just a small percentage of overall homicide numbers, so whether they're added in or not the "murder" numbers are not significantly changed. Involuntary manslaughter is, of course, something of a legal fiction. It's an intended killing done "without malice", or done "unmaliciously in the heat of passion", or unintentionally while committing some sort of unlawful act. Sometimes it's nothing more than the charge the prosecutor felt he could make stick, even though a murder was the real act.
           Over the years I've accumulated murder statistics from various sources, and here I present what I've come up with, raw. In some cases the sources disagree on a particular place in a particular year. This could involve later re-categorization (it's decided a murder was actually an accident, for instance), the discovery of new bodies, all sorts of factors. I don't list my sources, in order to provide a fast, clean visual look. But if you still want them, write me or e-mail and I'll provide them. I am also most open to additions or corrections (but provide your sources). Also, note: Population figures, unless otherwise stated, are for cities rather than the larger metropolitan areas they're part of.
          And my conclusions about the murderous pageant to follow? I'll save conclusions for the essay portion of my website. But just be aware-- these lists of murders-- are human passion, hatred, fear, greed, moral deadness-- and above all failure.

                    ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA (2000 population - 128,000)
          1990's - About 6 murders a year
          2001 - 3                           

                    ANCHORAGE, ALASKA (1990 - 226,000)
                                                               (2000 - 260,000)
          1985 - 14
          1986 - 17
          1987 - 15
          1988 - 13
          1989 - 11
          1990 - 10
          1991 - 25
          1992 - 17
          1993 - 23
          1994 - 22
          1995 - 29
          1996 - 25
          1997 - 23
          1998 - 19
          1999 - 19
          2000 - 10

                    ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA (1990 - 171,000)
                                                               (2000 - 189,000)
          1985 - 18
          1986 - 22
          1987 - 18
          1988 - 13
          1989 - 11
          1990 - 8
          1991 - 26
          1992 - 16
          1993 - 7
          1994 - 18
          1995 - 9
          1996 - 17
          1997 - 12
          1998 - 13
          1999 - 11
          2000 - 14
          2001 - 2

                    ATLANTA, GEORGIA (1960 - 487,000)
                                                          (1990 - 394,000)
                                                          (2000 - 416,000)
          1965 - 100
          1966 - 121
          1985 - 145
          1986 - 186
          1987 - 207
          1988 - 217
          1989 - 246
          1990 - 231
          1991 - 205
          1992 - 198
          1993 - 203
          1994 - 191
          1995 - 184
          1996 - 196
          1997 - 150
          1998 - 149
          1999 - 143
          2000 - 134   

                    AUSTIN, TEXAS (1990 - 472,000)
                                                 (2000 - 657,000)
          1985 - 52
          1986 - 48
          1987 - 39
          1988 - 43
          1989 - 31
          1990 - 46
          1991 - 49
          1992 - 37
          1993 - 37
          1994 - 37
          1995 - 46
          1996 - 40
          1997 - 40
          1998 - 32
          1999 - 21 (did not have a single unsolved murder case)
          2000 - 32
          2001 - 28

                    BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (1960 - 939,000)
                                                                   (1990 - 736,000)
                                                                   (2000 - 651,000)
          1962 - 105
          1965 - 131
          1966 - 175
          1985 - 213
          1986 - 240
          1987 - 226
          1988 - 234
          1989 - 262
          1990 - 305
          1991 - 304
          1992 - 335
          1993 - 353
          1994 - 321
          1995 - 322
          1996 - 330
          1997 - 312
          1998 - 313
          1999 - 305
          2000 - 261
          2001 - 259
          2002 - 253
          2003 - 271

                    BANGOR, MAINE (1980 - 32,000)
          1975 - 1984: A total of 6 murders (all involving people who knew each other)

                    BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA (1990 - 32,000)
          Late 1980's/Early 1990's -  About 2 a year

                    BOGOTA, COLUMBIA (City 1995 - 3,982,000)
                                                            (Metropolitan Area 2000 - About 6,300,000)
          2000 - About 1 murder an hour (8,760 hours in a year) (Unclear if statistic applies to city or metropolitan area)

                    BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (1960 - 697,000)
                                                                        (1990 - 574,000)
                                                                        (2000 - 589,000)
          1962 - 52
          1965 - 57
          1966 - 58
          1985 - 87
          1986 - 105
          1987 - 76
          1988 - 93
          1989 - 99
          1990 - 143 (Record)
          1991 - 113
          1992 - 73
          1993 - 98
          1994 - 85
          1995 - 96
          1996 - 59
          1997 - 43
          1998 - 34
          1999 - 31
          2000 - 39
          2001 - 68  (55% by Cape Verdians) (Other sources: 65 or 66)

                    BOULDER, COLORADO (1990 - 85,000)
          1990's - Average of 3 a year

                    BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT (1990 - 142,000)
          1988 - 33
          1993 - 62
          1998 - 32
          1999 - 30

                    BUENOS AIRES METROPOLITAN AREA, ARGENTINA (1982 - 9,900,000)
          1984 - 678

                    CALCUTTA, INDIA (1991 - 4,400,000)
          Late 1980's/Early 1990's -  Typically less than 100 a year

                    CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS (1990 - 96,000)
          1960 - 1989: Average 4.5 a year
          1979 - 1998: Total of 65 murders (3.25 a year)
                                                High: 7 (3 years)
                                                Low: 0 (1 year)
          1997: 4 towns surrounding Cambridge (with 1990 populations): WATERTOWN (33,000), BELMONT (25,000), ARLINGTON (45,000), SOMERVILLE (76,000): Total of 1 murder (in Somerville)

                    CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY (1990 - 87,000)
          1992 - 51
          1995 - 60

                    CARACAS, VENEZUELA (2003 - 1,741,000)
           1993 - 3,720
           2001 - 1,854

                    CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (1930 - 3,376,000)               
                                                          (1950 - 3,621,000)
                                                          (1970 - 3,369,000)
                                                          (1990 - 2,784,000)
                                                          (2000 - 2,896,000)
          1924-2003: 1,000 homicides committed by organized crime (Mafia or traditional crime families)
          1928 - 402
          1929 - 425
          1930 - 494
          1931 - 588
          1932 - 579
          1933 - 541
          1934 - 458
          1951 - 249
          1962 - 386
          1965 - 395
          1966 - 510
          1974 - 970 (Record)
          1985 - 666
          1986 - 744
          1987 - 687
          1988 - 660
          1989 - 742
          1990 - 850
          1991 - 925
          1992 - 939
          1993 - 845
          1994 - 928
          1995 - 824
          1996 - 789
          1997 - 757
          1998 - 703
          1999-2003: 1,300 killings by street gangs
          1999 - 641
          2000 - 631
          2001 - 666 (# 1 in United States. 320 in all the rest of Illinois [Population 9,385,000 without Chicago].)
          2002 - 648
          2003 - 599 (# 1)

                    CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO (across from El Paso, Texas) (2000 - 1,218,000)
          2001 - About 210
 

                    COMPTON, CALIFORNIA (2000 - 93,000)
          1994 - 81
          1995 - 79
          1996 - 72
          1997 - 65
          1998 - 48
          1999 - 54
          2000 - 45
          2001 - 45

                    DALLAS, TEXAS (1960 - 680,000)
                                                  (1990 - 1,008,000)
                                                  (2000 - 1,189,000)
          1962 - 103
          1965 - 116
          1966 - 120
          1985 - 301
          1986 - 347
          1987 - 323
          1988 - 366
          1989 - 351
          1990 - 447
          1991 - 500
          1992 - 387
          1993 - 317
          1994 - 295
          1995 - 276
          1996 - 217
          1997 - 209
          1998 - 252
          1999 - 191
          2000 - 231
          2001 - 240

                    DENVER, COLORADO (1960 - 494,000)
                                                            (1990 - 468,000)
                                                            (2000 - 555,000)
          1962 - 38
          1965 - 37
          1966 - 39
          1985 - 72
          1986 - 91
          1987 - 79
          1988 - 69
          1989 - 55
          1990 - 67
          1991 - 88
          1992 - 95
          1993 - 74
          1994 - 81
          1995 - 81
          1996 - 64
          1997 - 69
          1998 - 51
          1999 - 63
          2000 - 32

                    DETROIT, MICHIGAN (1940 - 1,560,000)
                                                           (1960 - 1,670,000)
                                                           (1980 - 1,203,000)
                                                           (1990 - 1,028,000)
                                                           (2000 -    951,000)
          1930 - 70   (1,629 robberies)
          1940 - 80
          1950 - 113
          1960 - 172
          1962 - 131
          1964 - 138
          1965 - 204
          1966 - 214
          1970 - 495  (23,038 robberies)
          1974 - 801
          1975 - 684
          1976 - 662
          1980 - 502
          1985 - 635
          1986 - 648
          1987 - 686
          1988 - 629
          1989 - 624
          1990 - 582
          1991 - 615
          1992 - 595
          1993 - 579
          1994 - 541
          1995 - 475
          1996 - 428
          1997 - 469
          1998 - 430
          1999 - 415
          2000 - 396
          2001 - 395
          2002 - 391

                    EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY (1990 - 74,000)
          1991 - 9

                    EL PASO, TEXAS (across from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico) (1960 - 277,000)
                                                                                                            (1990 - 515,000)
                                                                                                            (2000 - 564,000)
          1965 - 8
          1966 - 16
          1985 - 22
          1986 - 46
          1987 - 25
          1988 - 31
          1989 - 41
          1990 - 34
          1991 - 49
          1992 - 44
          1993 - 47
          1994 - 44
          1995 - 37
          1996 - 30
          1997 - 24
          1998 - 17
          1999 - 14
          2000 - 20
          2001 - 21

                    FORT WORTH, TEXAS (1960 - 356,000)
                                                            (1990 - 448,000)
                                                            (2000 - 535,000)
          1962 - 48
          1965 - 57
          1966 - 58
          1985 - 128
          1986 - 200
          1987 - 135
          1988 - 97
          1989 - 113
          1990 - 130
          1991 - 195
          1992 - 153
          1993 - 133
          1994 - 132
          1995 - 108
          1996 - 68
          1997 - 74
          1998 - 64
          1999 - 67
          2000 - 61

                    GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (1985 - 180,000)
          1985 - 6  (1993: Not a single armed robbery in Geneva)

                    GLASSBORO, NEW JERSEY (1993 - 15,600)
          1993 - 0

                    GREAT FALLS, MONTANA (1995 - 56,000)
          1993 - 1
          1994 - 2
          1995 - 8

                    GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN (2000 - 102,000)
          2002 - 0

                    HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIGAN (1940 - 50,767)
                                                                           (1960 - 38,063)
                                                                           (1980 - 26,932)
                                                                           (2000 - 16,746)
          1940 - 1   (39 robberies)
          1950 - 2
          1960 - 1
          1970 - 13  (585 robberies)
          1980 - 24
          1990 - 21
          2000 - 11
 

                    HONG KONG, CHINA (2000 - 7,120,000)
          1989 - 107
          1993 - 86
          1994 - 96
          1995 - 73
          1996 - 77
          1997 - 102
          1998 - 64
          1999 - 63
          2000 - 43
          2001 - 66
          2002 - 69

                    HOUSTON, TEXAS (1960 - 938,000)
                                                      (1980 - 1,595,000)
                                                      (1990 - 1,631,000)
                                                      (2000 - 1,954,000)
          1962 - 106
          1965 - 139
          1966 - 201
          1979 - 670
          1984 - 475
          1985 - 457
          1986 - 408
          1987 - 323
          1988 - 440
          1989 - 459
          1990 - 568
          1991 - 608
          1992 - 465
          1993 - 446
          1994 - 375
          1995 - 316
          1996 - 261
          1997 - 254
          1998 - 254
          1999 - 241
          2000 - 230
          2001 - 267

                    KARACHI, PAKISTAN (1998 - 9,269,000)
          1991 - 466

                    KENNEBUNKPORT, MAINE (1996 - 3,600)
          In recent decades - About 1 murder a decade

                    KYOTO, JAPAN (1977 - 1,400,000)
          1970's:  About 35-40 a year

                    LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (1990 - 259,000)
                                                            (2000 - 478,000)
          1985 - 57
          1986 - 75
          1987 - 47
          1988 - 54
          1989 - 67
          1990 - 79
          1991 - 103
          1992 - 99
          1993 - 91
          1994 - 105
          1995 - 118
          1996 - 161
          1997 - 121
          1998 - 116
          1999 - 109
          2000 - 90
          2001 - 133

                    LENINGRAD, SOVIET UNION (1989 - 5,000,000) (Also See: St. Petersburg)
          1989 - About 50

                    LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS (1990 - 176,000)
          1986 - 1990: Average 37 a year
          1991 - 52
          1992 - 61
          1998 - 25
          1999 - 30

                    LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (2001 - 7,172,000)
          1980 - 130
          1990's - About 200 a year

                    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (1960 - 2,479,000)
                                                                         (1970 - 2,812,000)
                                                                         (1990 - 3,485,000)
                                                                         (2000 - 3,695,000)
          1962 - 160
          1965 - 249
          1966 - 226
          1974 - 516
          1975 - 606
          1976 - 561
          1985 - 777
          1986 - 834
          1987 - 811
          1988 - 736
          1989 - 877
          1990 - 983
          1991 - 1,027
          1992 - 1,094 (Record)
          1993 - 1,076
          1994 - 845
          1995 - 849
          1996 - 711
          1997 - 576
          1998 - 426
          1999 - 425 (136 Gang-Related)
          2000 - 550 (331 Gang)
          2001 - 588
          2002 - 645 (#1 in United States) (374 Gang)
          2003 - 506 (262 Gang) (Chief William Bratton, former NYPD Commissioner, brings hard-edged New   York magic to Los Angeles)     
 

                    LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (1990 - 8,863,000)
                                                                                          (2000 - 9,519,000)
          1981-1992:  22,000
          1989 - 1,587 (554 Gang-Related)
          1990 - 1,768 (690 Gang)
          1991 - 1,856 (771)
          1992 - 1,919 (803)
          1993 - 1,944 (724)
          1994 - 1,669 (779)
          1995 - 1,682 (807)
          1996 - 1,398 (614)
          1997 - 1,176 (452)
          1998 - 959    (399)
          1999 - 891    (349)
          2000 - 1,000 (448)     
       

                    MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE (2000 - 107,000)
          1992 - 2 (1 by handgun)
          1993 - 4 (3 by handgun)
          1998 - 1
          1999 - 2

                    MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY (1995 - 22,000)
          1995 - 1
          1996 - 1999: 0  (median income: $59,000)

                    MEDELLIN, COLUMBIA (1990's - about 2,000,000)
          1986 - 2,700
          1989 - About 3,650
          1990 - 4,637
          Early 21st Century - About 300 a month
          As of 2002 an estimated 5,000 Medellin teenagers had committed murder for hire.

                    MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (1960 - 741,000)
                                                                     (1990 - 628,000)
                                                                     (2000 - 597,000)
          1962 - 17
          1965 - 27
          1966 - 36
          1985 - 68
          1986 - 83
          1987 - 92
          1988 - 81
          1989 - 112
          1990 - 155
          1991 - 163
          1992 - 146
          1993 - 157
          1994 - 139
          1995 - 138
          1996 - 130
          1997 - 122
          1998 - 111
          1999 - 124
          2000 - 122
          2001 - 127
          2002 - 108

                    MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (1950 - 522,000)
                                                                         (1960 - 483,000)
                                                                         (1980 - 371,000)
                                                                         (2000 - 383,000)
          1950 - 3
          1962 - 14
          1965 - 23
          1966 - 36
          1985 - 29
          1986 - 44
          1987 - 38
          1988 - 55
          1989 - 46
          1991 - 64
          1992 - 60
          1993 - 58
          1994 - 62
          1995 - 96
          1996 - 83
          1997 - 58
          1998 - 58
          1999 - 47
          2000 - 50

                    MONTREAL, CANADA (1971 - 1,214,000)
                                                             (2001 - 1,040,000)
          1970 - 40
          1974 - 60
          2001 - 78
          2002 - 66

                    MOSCOW, SOVIET UNION & RUSSIA (2000 - 8,389,000)
          1960's - late 1980's: About 200-300 a year (almost all involving drunken brawls)
          1989 - 688
          1992 - 1,795
          1993 - About 100 contract murders
          1994 - 2,863 (600 contract murders [typical price: $50,000])
          2000 - About 1,400
          2001 - About 1,700
          2002 - 1,275

                    NAPLES, ITALY (Early 1980's - about 1,200,000)
                                                 (2003 - a little over 1,000,000)
          1979 - 85
          1980 - 148
          1981 - 235 (70% involving organized crime warfare)
          1998 - 171

                    NASSAU COUNTY (Part of New York Metropolitan Area) (1990 - 1,030,000)
                                                                                                                  (2000 - 1,335,000)
          1985 - 18
          1986 - 19
          1987 - 22
          1988 - 21
          1989 - 26
          1990 - 21
          1991 - 27
          1992 - 18
          1993 - 18
          1994 - 13
          1995 - 17
          1996 - 8
          1997 - 12
          1998 - 9

                    NEWARK, NEW JERSEY (1960 - 405,000)
                                                                (1990 - 275,000)
                                                                (2000 - 274,000)
          1962 - 55
          1965 - 68
          1966 - 65
          1985 - 117
          1986 - 113
          1987 - 81
          1988 - 115
          1989 - 107
          1990 - 112
          1991 - 88
          1992 - 87
          1993 - 96
          1994 - 96
          1995 - 102
          1996 - 92
          1997 - 57
          1998 - 60
          1999 - 69
          2000 - 58
          2001 - 90
          2002 - 65

                    NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (1960 - 628,000)
                                                                        (1990 - 497,000)
                                                                        (2000 - 485,000)
          1962 - 79
          1965 - 87
          1966 - 113
          1985 - 152
          1986 - 197
          1987 - 205
          1988 - 228
          1989 - 251
          1990 - 304
          1991 - 346
          1992 - 279
          1993 - 395
          1994 - 424
          1995 - 363
          1996 - 351
          1997 - 267
          1998 - 230
          1999 - 158
          2000 - 204

                    NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK  (Note: Before 1898 New York City consisted of Manhattan and the Bronx. Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island joined in that year.)
                                                                            (1870 - 943,000)
                                                                            (1890 - 1,515,000)
                                                                            (1900 - 3,437,000)
                                                                            (1920 - 5,621,000)
                                                                            (1940 - 7,455,000)
                                                                            (1960 - 7,782,000)
                                                                            (1980 - 7,072,000)
                                                                            (2000 - 8,008,000)
          1871 - 42 (plus 179 found drowned)
          1870-1905: Average 143
          1928 - 402
          1929 - 425
          1930 - 494   
          1931 - 562 (Another Source: 588)
          1932 - 579
          1933 - 541
          1934 - 458
          1937 - 331
          1943 - 225 (Another source: 208)
          1945-Late 1950's: Average about 350
          1947 - 333
          1951 - 243
          1952 -       [8,757 robberies]
          1957 - 314 (Another source: 297)
          1960 - 390
          1962 - 508
          1963 - 548
          1964 - 636
          1965 - 631
          1966 - 654          John Lindsay, the quintessential liberal, takes over as Mayor, and the great
                                     slaughter begins.
          1967 - 746
          1968 - 986
          1969 - 1,043
          1970 - 1,117
          1971 - 1,466
          1972 - 1,691 (661 in Manhattan, the record)
          1973 - 1,680
          1974 - 1,554        Abe Beame, midgety Democratic hack -- the next Mayor of the world's
                                       greatest city. Fiscal collapse and slaughter.
          1975 - 1,645
          1976 - 1,622
          1977 - 1,557
          1978 - 1,504        Ed Koch liked to ask: "How am I doin'?" 20,056 dead. Re-elected twice.
          1979 - 1,733
          1980 - 1,814
          1981 - 1,826 (595 in Brooklyn)
          1982 - 1,668
          1983 - 1,622
          1984 - 1,450
          1985 - 1,384
          1986 - 1,582
          1987 - 1,672
          1988 - 1,896
          1989 - 1,905 [93,377 robberies]
          1990 - 2,245 (Record) (503 in Manhattan) New York's Reign Of Terror peaks under the
                                         Democrats, liberals and NYC's worst Mayor ever David Dinkins.
                                         8,340 dead in 4 years.
                                               By comparison: Northern Ireland 1970-1989: 2,787
          1991 - 2,154
          1992 - 1,995
          1993 - 1,946 (Another source: 1,952)
          1994 - 1,561          The Giuliani miracle, whatever his failings in other areas.
          1995 - 1,117
          1996 - 983
          1997 - 770 (88% solved)
          1998 - 629
          1999 - 664
          2000 - 673
          2001 - 660 (Or, by another kind of count: 3,409)
          2002 - 587 (75% solved) (82 murders in Manhattan, the lowest number in over a century)
                                         Murder down, yet the city has never returned to the safety we knew
                                         before the 60's.
          2003 - 596

          54,723  New Yorkers killed between 1962 and 2003. Has any Presidential candidate ever
          mentioned it in a debate?

                    NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA (26 counties) (1990's - 12,600,000)
          1990 - 610
          1995 - 510
                    Population and murder figures not including New York City

                    OSHAWA, CANADA (1996 - 134,000)
          2001 - 1
          2002 - 0

                    OSLO, NORWAY (2002 - 784,000)
          1991 - 9
          1992 - 14
          1993 - 13
          1994 - 4
          1995 - 9
          1996 - 8
          1997 - 12
          1998 - 8
          1999 - 9
          2000 - 6

                    OTTAWA, CANADA (1996 - 323,000)
          2001 - 3
          2002 - 8

                    PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA (1990 - 56,000)
          1990's - Average 1 murder a year

                    PARIS, FRANCE (1990 - 2,152,000)
                                                 (2003 - 2,110,000)
          1991 - 80

                    PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA(1960 - 2,002,000)
                                                                                (1990 - 1,586,000)
                                                                                (2000 - 1,518,000)
          1962 - 124
          1965 - 205
          1966 - 178
          1985 - 273
          1986 - 343
          1987 - 338
          1988 - 374
          1989 - 475
          1990 - 503
          1991 - 440
          1992 - 425
          1993 - 439
          1994 - 404
          1995 - 432
          1996 - 420
          1997 - 418
          1998 - 338
          1999 - 292
          2000 - 319
          2001 - 309
          2002 - 288

                    PHOENIX, ARIZONA (1960 - 439,000)
                                                          (1980 - 790,000)
                                                          (1990 - 983,000)
                                                          (2000 - 1,321,000)
          1962 - 40
          1965 - 30
          1966 - 38
          1985 - 89
          1986 - 122
          1987 - 111
          1988 - 106
          1989 - 126
          1990 - 128
          1991 - 128
          1992 - 136
          1993 - 158
          1994 - 231
          1995 - 214
          1996 - 186
          1997 - 175
          1998 - 185
          1999 - 214
          2000 - 152
          2001 - 209 (Another source: 207)

                    PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA (12,900)
          1989 - 1997: 1

                    PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA (1990 - 56,000)
          1995 - 2

                    PORTLAND, MAINE (1990 - 64,000)
          1988 - 4

                    QUEBEC, CANADA (1996 - 170,000)
          2001 - 5
          2002 - 3

                    RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
                                        (Early 1980's: City - 5,093,000                
                                                              Metropolitan Area - 9,200,000)
                                        (2003: City - 5,852,000
                                                   Metropolitan Area - 14,367,000)
                    Unclear from sources if statistics are for city or metropolitan area
          1973 - 741                        
          1978 - 1,795
          1987 - About 2,200
          1988 - About 2,800
          1992 - About 3,650
          1995 CIVILIANS KILLED BY POLICE - 358

                    ROCHESTER, NEW YORK (2000 - 220,000)
          2002 - 42

                    ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (1996 - 593,000)
          1990's - Average about 30
          2001 - 49

                    ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA (1991 - 105,000)
          1989 - 0
          1990 - 0

                    ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI (1960 - 750,000)
                                                            (2003 - 338,000)
          1962 - 69
          2002 - 113
          2003 - 69

                    ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA (2000 - 4,694,000) (Also See: Leningrad)
          1996 - 833

                    SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (1960 - 588,000)
                                                              (1980 - 786,000)
                                                              (1990 - 936,000)
                                                              (2000 - 1,145,000)
          1962 - 52
          1965 - 53
          1966 - 58
          1985 - 180
          1986 - 162
          1987 - 174
          1988 - 143
          1989 - 168
          1990 - 208
          1991 - 208
          1992 - 219
          1993 - 220
          1994 - 194
          1995 - 142
          1996 - 117
          1997 - 95
          1998 - 89
          1999 - 96
          2000 - 85
          2001 - 100

                    SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (1960 - 573,000)
                                                                    (1980 - 876,000)
                                                                    (1990 - 1,111,000)
                                                                    (2000 - 1,223,000)
          1962 - 13
          1965 - 26
          1966 - 12
          1985 - 96
          1986 - 102
          1987 - 96
          1988 - 144
          1989 - 121
          1990 - 135
          1991 - 167
          1992 - 146
          1993 - 133
          1994 - 113
          1995 - 91
          1996 - 79
          1997 - 67
          1998 - 42
          1999 - 57
          2000 - 54
          2001 - 51
          2002 - 47

                    SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (1960 - 740,000)
                                                                              (1980 - 679,000)
                                                                              (1990 - 724,000)
                                                                              (2000 - 777,000)
          1962 - 53
          1965 - 57
          1966 - 49
          1985 - 85
          1986 - 114
          1987 - 103
          1988 - 92
          1989 - 73
          1990 - 101
          1991 - 95
          1992 - 117
          1993 - 129
          1994 - 91
          1995 - 99
          1996 - 82
          1997 - 59
          1998 - 58
          1999 - 64
          2000 - 59
          2001 - 62 (Another Source: 64)
          2002 - 62

                    SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA (1960 - 204,000)
                                                                 (1980 - 629,000)
                                                                 (1990 - 782,000)
                                                                 (2000 - 895,000)
          1965 - 10
          1966 - 10
          1985 - 55
          1986 - 39
          1987 - 24
          1988 - 37
          1989 - 38
          1990 - 35
          1991 - 53
          1992 - 43
          1993 - 41
          1994 - 33
          1995 - 38
          1996 - 40
          1997 - 43
          1998 - 29
          1999 - 25
          2000 - 19

                    SANA, YEMEN (2003 - 1,779,000)
          1999 - 53

                    SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
                                           (Early 1980's: City - 8,494,000
                                                                 Metropolitan Area - 12,700,000)
                                           (2003: City - 10,195,000
                                                      Metropolitan Area - 18,847,000)
          1987 - 4,581 (city or metro?)
          1992 CIVILIANS KILLED BY POLICE - 1,190 (city or metro?)
          1997 - About 4,750 (90% by guns)
          1998 GREATER SAO PAULO AREA - 8,376
          1998 CIVILIANS KILLED BY POLICE - 510 (city or metro?)
          1999 - 5,705
          2001 GREATER SAO PAULO AREA - 12,000+

                    SEATTLE, WASHINGTON (1960 - 557,000)
                                                                  (1980 - 494,000)
                                                                  (2000 - 563,000)
          1962 - 29
          1965 - 24
          1966 - 29
          1985 - 61
          1986 - 50
          1987 - 54
          1988 - 56
          1989 - 38
          1990 - 53
          1991 - 43
          1992 - 60
          1993 - 67
          1994 - 69
          1995 - 41
          1996 - 37
          1997 - 49
          1998 - 49
          1999 - 45
          2000 - 36

                    SINGAPORE (1990 - 2,736,000)
                                           (2003 - 3,439,000)
          1993 - 58
          1994 - 48
          1995 - 51
          1996 - 31
          1997 - 38
          1998 - 37
          1999 - 38
          2000 - 36
          2001 - 32
          2002 - 22

                    SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA (1970's - About 1,000,000)
          1977 - 4,474 (808 "murders" plus 3,666 "culpable homicides" [whatever that is])

                    STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (1986 - 1,500,000)
          1980's: About 25-30 a year (virtually never on the street) (about 6 by gun)

                    TOKYO, JAPAN (1972 - About 8,400,000)
          1972 - 208

                    TORONTO, CANADA (1971 - 713,000)
                                                           (1996 - 653,000)
          1970 - 15
          1970's - About 50 a year
          1986 - 34
          1987 - 55
          2001 - 78
          2002 - 90

                    VANCOUVER, CANADA (1996 - 514,000)
          2002 - 69

                    WARSAW, POLAND (1999 - 1,615,000)
          1994 - 147

                    WASHINGTON, DC (1960 - 764,000)
                                                       (1980 - 638,000)
                                                       (1990 - 607,000)
                                                       (2000 - 572,000)
          1962 - 91
          1965 - 148
          1966 - 141
          1985 - 147
          1986 - 194
          1987 - 225 (57% narcotics-related)
          1988 - 369
          1989 - 434
          1990 - 472
          1991 - 482 (Record)
          1992 - 443
          1993 - 454
          1994 - 399
          1995 - 361
          1996 - 397
          1997 - 301 (96% by strangers)
          1998 - 260
          1999 - 241
          2000 - 232 (Another Source: 242)
          2001 - 233
          2002 - 262
          2003 - 247

                    WATERLOO, ILLINOIS (1970 - 4,740)
                                                             (1990 - 5,030)
          1973 - 1992: 1


 

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