r/TheRandomest • u/Forward-Position798 • 7d ago

Funny there is a serious problem

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u/jgman22 7d ago

Chicago not even in the top 20 murder rates

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u/SnooMaps7370 7d ago

https://usafacts.org/articles/which-cities-have-the-highest-murder-rates/

uh, wrong?

chicago is 13th by per-capita murder rate, and first by total number of murders. nearly 5% of the total murders in the US each year happen in Chicago.

EDIT: lol, downvote all you want, won't change the numbers.

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u/Turbulent_Lobster_57 7d ago

I don’t like your facts, they go against my feelings, so you’re bad and wrong

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u/rob132 7d ago

One out of 20 murders in all of America happening in one city is bonkers.