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My sister-in-law gave me her old Kodak Easy Share camera, so I started taking pictures. Then, my wife started writing the text.
Analysis of FBI statistics shows New Orleans is still the nation's murder capitalAssociated Press
Last update: June 2, 2009 - 4:17 PM
NEW ORLEANS - A newspaper analyis of fresh FBI statistics finds that New Orleans is once again the nation's murder capital.
The Times-Picayune determined that with 64 killings per 100,000 people in 2008, New Orleans had the highest per capita murder rate in the nation, well ahead of second-place St. Louis, which had 47 murders per 100,000 people.
