Charlotte Now Has One Of The Lowest Homicide Rates Among Big Cities in America

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Charlotte Stories
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2011

With the homicide rate having spiked by an average of roughly 10% in 45 of the biggest U.S. cities between Q1 2021 and Q1 2023, WalletHub today released its report on the Cities With the Biggest Homicide Rate Problems.

In order to determine which cities have the biggest homicide problems, WalletHub compared 45 of the largest U.S. cities based on per capita homicides in Q1 2023 as well as per capita homicides in Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022 and Q1 2021.

Charlotte was determined to be among the 15 safest cities, ranking #30 out of 45 overall.

Homicide Rate in Charlotte (1=Highest, 23=Average):

  • 30th – Homicides per Capita in Q1 2023
  • 27th – Change in Homicides per Capita (Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022)
  • 27th – Change in Homicides per Capita (Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2021)

Cities with the Biggest Homicide Rate Problems

Overall Rank*  City Total Score  Homicide Cases per Capita** (Q1 2023)  Change in Homicide Cases per Capita** (Q1 2023 vs Q1 2022)  Change in Homicide Cases per Capita** (Q1 2023 vs Q1 2021) 
1 Memphis, TN 94.10 14.19
(1)		 2.21
(2)		 2.68
(2)
2 New Orleans, LA 87.57 12.76
(2)		 0.00
(15)		 4.43
(1)
3 Richmond, VA 67.60 7.53
(7)		 2.22
(1)		 1.77
(5)
4 Washington, DC 64.37 7.76
(6)		 1.17
(5)		 1.61
(6)
5 Detroit, MI 56.15 8.52
(5)		 0.31
(12)		 -0.77
(34)
6 Durham, NC 56.12 4.66
(14)		 1.79
(3)		 1.79
(4)
7 Dallas, TX 53.70 5.69
(10)		 0.54
(9)		 1.23
(7)
8 Milwaukee, WI 52.70 6.75
(8)		 -1.90
(41)		 2.25
(3)
9 Las Vegas, NV 51.37 5.51
(12)		 0.32
(11)		 0.95
(9)
10 Kansas City, MO 50.69 5.57
(11)		 0.00
(15)		 0.99
(8)
11 Nashville, TN 49.69 5.13
(13)		 1.03
(7)		 0.15
(21)
12 Baltimore, MD 49.34 10.47
(3)		 -2.87
(42)		 -1.69
(42)
13 Philadelphia, PA 45.02 6.64
(9)		 -1.00
(38)		 -0.81
(35)
14 Garland, TX 43.09 2.04
(28)		 1.63
(4)		 0.82
(11)
15 Austin, TX 39.82 2.43
(26)		 0.85
(8)		 0.21
(18)
16 Phoenix, AZ 37.86 2.70
(21)		 0.19
(14)		 0.00
(22)
17 Tucson, AZ 37.50 2.60
(24)		 0.00
(15)		 0.19
(19)
18 St. Louis, MO 37.10 9.91
(4)		 -4.62
(44)		 -4.95
(45)
19 Virginia Beach, VA 36.77 1.53
(32)		 0.22
(13)		 0.87
(10)
20 Chicago, IL 36.49 4.16
(16)		 -0.88
(37)		 -0.88
(36)
21 Denver, CO 36.23 2.69
(22)		 0.00
(15)		 -0.28
(29)
22 Oklahoma City, OK 36.10 2.38
(27)		 -0.45
(31)		 0.45
(14)
23 Lincoln, NE 35.99 1.04
(38)		 1.04
(6)		 0.35
(16)
24 Albuquerque, NM 34.92 3.73
(18)		 -1.07
(39)		 -0.71
(32)
25 St. Petersburg, FL 34.84 3.87
(17)		 0.00
(15)		 -1.94
(43)
26 Arlington, TX 33.92 1.27
(34)		 0.00
(15)		 0.51
(13)
27 Jacksonville, FL 33.89 2.67
(23)		 -0.43
(30)		 -0.53
(31)
27 Boston, MA 33.89 1.19
(35)		 0.45
(10)		 0.15
(20)
29 Anchorage, AK 33.62 1.03
(39)		 0.00
(15)		 0.68
(12)
30 Charlotte, NC 33.48 1.97
(30)		 -0.23
(27)		 -0.12
(27)
31 Augusta, GA 33.21 2.98
(20)		 -0.50
(32)		 -0.99
(37)
32 Seattle, WA 33.06 1.52
(33)		 -0.28
(28)		 0.28
(17)
33 Minneapolis, MN 32.17 3.06
(19)		 -0.71
(34)		 -1.18
(39)
34 Chesapeake, VA 32.13 2.02
(29)		 -0.40
(29)		 -0.40
(30)
35 Chandler, AZ 31.59 1.10
(36)		 0.00
(15)		 0.00
(22)
36 New York, NY 30.77 1.05
(37)		 -0.11
(25)		 -0.08
(26)
37 Madison, WI 30.31 0.38
(43)		 0.00
(15)		 0.38
(15)
38 Los Angeles, CA 28.94 1.64
(31)		 -0.59
(33)		 -0.77
(33)
39 Scottsdale, AZ 27.71 0.00
(44)		 0.00
(15)		 0.00
(22)
40 Sacramento, CA 27.07 0.00
(44)		 -0.19
(26)		 0.00
(22)
41 Raleigh, NC 24.98 0.87
(41)		 -1.51
(40)		 -0.22
(28)
42 Fort Worth, TX 23.43 0.88
(40)		 -0.77
(35)		 -1.43
(41)
43 Atlanta, GA 22.43 4.47
(15)		 -5.28
(45)		 -1.02
(38)
44 Omaha, NE 22.28 0.41
(42)		 -0.82
(36)		 -1.23
(40)
45 Norfolk, VA 19.73 2.52
(25)		 -2.93
(43)		 -2.10
(44)

 

“Homicide rates have started to decline, though there is a lag time until that data is gathered, reported, and analyzed. The general decline is probably related to the resumption of normal activities – people finding or resuming jobs, returning to life as normal, a decline in anxiety and fear, and the resumption and re-funding of anti-violence programs,” said William and Mary Law Professor Robert J. Spitzer. “Further, homicides and other crimes have been steadily declining for about the last 30 years (with an upsurge in the last few years), so a decline now may reflect a resumption of that long-term trend.”

What do you think Charlotte should do to further decrease homicides in our city? 

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