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12-29-2012, 08:09 PM
Rahm Emanuel’s first full year as Chicago mayor ends on a tragic note: The city marked its 500th homicide Thursday evening, making 2012 the deadliest year in the city since 2008.
Overall, Chicago homicides are at a historic low compared to decades past – 928 in 1991, for example. But the last time Chicago homicides topped 500 was in 2008, when the number was 513. After that, murders had been falling. In 2011, there were 433 homicides.
http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-registers-500th-homicide-2012-highest-number-since-135713086.html
Just for comparison purposes, I looked at the 2011 numbers and compared them to the most populous city in Texas (Houston) which is crawling with guns.
In 2011
Houston had 195 homicides.
Chicago had 433 homicides.
Guess which city has more "gun control" laws.
Overall, Chicago homicides are at a historic low compared to decades past – 928 in 1991, for example. But the last time Chicago homicides topped 500 was in 2008, when the number was 513. After that, murders had been falling. In 2011, there were 433 homicides.
http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-registers-500th-homicide-2012-highest-number-since-135713086.html
Just for comparison purposes, I looked at the 2011 numbers and compared them to the most populous city in Texas (Houston) which is crawling with guns.
In 2011
Houston had 195 homicides.
Chicago had 433 homicides.
Guess which city has more "gun control" laws.