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[HairOfTheDog]

Baltimore is such a hell hole, and it's just getting worse.

I've only been there twice and enjoyed it. But, I get what you're saying. The murder rate in Baltimore has risen over the last couple of years and is way too high.

MURDER RATE PER 100,000 (2016)

1 St. Louis 59.3
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2 Baltimore 51.2
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3 New Orleans 44.5
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4 Detroit 44.9
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5 Kansas City, MO 26.4
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6 Memphis, TN 31.9
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7 Cleveland 35.0
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8 Chicago 27.9
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9 Cincinnati 20.8
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10 Philadelphia 17.7
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Violent crime and murder nationwide is still lower than it was in the 90s, but it's up for two years running (for police and general population). http://bismarcktribune.com/news/national...8e.html#31

The disturbing increase in mass murders and fatalities per incident could put some new cities on the top 10 list for 2017.