New Orleans has overtaken St. Louis for the highest homicide rate, with murders more than doubling from pre-pandemic levels.
New Orleans, one of the most popular US cities for tourism, has achieved an unwanted title: America’s murder capital. Surging crime and breakdowns in law enforcement have given the ‘Big Easy’ the highest US homicide rate, far exceeding those in such violence-plagued cities as St. Louis, Chicago or New York.
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