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   jjdina to AlleyCat   
   The USA is viewed as a lawless shithole    
   14 Dec 25 07:20:15   
   
   XPost: or.politics   
   From: da@none.here   
      
   AlleyCat wrote:   
      
   >... and the Mayor's whinin   
      
   The USA is a lawless shithole that needs a military crackdown to tame the   
   savages.   Even the President is a convicted Felon.   
      
      
   Full List of Major Cities With Higher Murder Rates Than Chicago   
      
      
   FBI data from 2024 shows that Chicago had more cases of "murder and   
   nonnegligent manslaughter" than any other city in the U.S. However, when   
   population is considered, several cities have higher murder rates.   
   Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson   
   Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson attends a press conference in Chicago on   
   August 25, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images   
      
   Here is a list of cities with more than 100,000 residents that have higher   
   crime rates than Chicago, per the FBI report.   
      
       Birmingham, Alabama (58.8)   
       St. Louis, Missouri (54.1)   
       Memphis, Tennessee (40.6)   
       Baltimore, Maryland (34.8)   
       Detroit, Michigan (31.2)   
       Cleveland, Ohio (30)   
       Dayton, Ohio (29.7)   
       Kansas City, Missouri (27.6)   
       Shreveport, Louisiana (26.8)   
       Washington, D.C. (25.5)   
       Richmond, Virginia (24.2)   
       South Fulton, Georgia (22.2)   
       Cincinnati, Ohio (21.8)   
       Louisville, Kentucky (21.7)   
       Indianapolis, Indiana (20)   
       Oakland, California (18.6)   
       Albuquerque, New Mexico (18.4)   
       Montgomery, Alabama (18.1)   
       Minneapolis, Minnesota (18)   
       Lancaster, California (17.7)   
       Little Rock, Arkansas (17.6)   
       Hartford, Connecticut (17.6)   
      
   As Trump has threatened Chicago with potential federal action over crime,   
   the city saw more than 50 shootings and seven fatalities over the weekend.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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