Meet the Republicans representing cities with a hi
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Meet the Republicans representing cities with a higher murder rate than Chicago
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/...ss-chicago
As Democrats escalate calls for tougher gun laws, conservative House members offer pushback but few alternatives to gun control laws
Lois Beckett, Ryan Felton and Aliza Aufrichtig
Chicago, despite its status as emblematic of the gun violence epidemic, does not have the highest per capita murder rate in the country – and urban districts represented by Democrats are not the only cities that struggle with gun violence, according to FBI crime data from 2014, the most recent year available.
Cities with higher homicide rates than Chicago in 2014
All numbers represent homicides per 100,000 people. Highlighted cities have Republican House representatives who oppose gun control.
St. Louis, MO
49.9
Detroit, MI
43.5
New Orleans, LA
38.7
Jackson, MS
35.4
Baltimore City, MD
33.8
Newark, NJ
33.3
Birmingham, AL
24.5
Buffalo, NY
23.2
Baton Rouge, LA
23.1
Pittsburgh, PA
22.4
North Charleston, SC
21.8
Little Rock, AR
21.7
Memphis, TN
21.4
Atlanta, GA
20.5
Cincinnati, OH
20.2
San Bernardino, CA
20.0
Oakland, CA
19.5
Miami, FL
19.2
Richmond, VA
18.9
Dayton, OH
18.9
Inglewood, CA
17.9
Montgomery, AL
17.5
South Bend, IN
16.9
Kansas City, KS
16.8
Kansas City, MO
16.7
Paterson, NJ
16.4
Stockton, CA
16.4
Cleveland, OH
16.2
Washington, DC
15.9
Philadelphia, PA
15.9
Wilmington, NC
15.9
Indianapolis, IN
15.8
Chattanooga, TN
15.5
Hartford, CT
15.2
Chicago, IL
15.1
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