Yo, we number one again, bitches.
The bloodiest city in the country in 2006, reeling from crime in its struggle to recover from Hurricane Katrina, got even worse in 2007.
New Orleans registered 209 homicides last year, a nearly 30 percent increase from the 161 recorded in 2006.
The FBI's rankings for 2007 will not be out until much later in the year, but New Orleans' population is thought to be 295,450, which would mean a rate of about 71 homicides per 100,000 people.
Even the most generous population estimate in 2006 put the number of people in the city that year at 255,000.
That meant a real homicide rate of 63.5 per 100,000 residents in New Orleans. To compare that number with some other notoriously bloody cities, the rate for Gary, Ind., was 48.3 and Detroit's was 47.1.
In other news, Nagin was not necessarily booed, but received utter silence at the Caroling in Jackson Square. This is as opposed to the Sugar bowl, where he was actively booed.
Their blood is on your hands, Ray. Fucking just DO SOMETHING.
And I guess in a related note, The Wire airs the premier of their final season this Sunday on HBO. In conjunction with this, a bunch of us Wireheads got together to create a Wire blog: New Package.
As Nagin would probably say upon hearing the news of our murder rate: "It's all in the game, yo."
As CS (Crime Statistician)in the (MC) Murder Counting Dept. for the N.O. Regional FBI office, my meassage to Gary, Detroit and the other wanna bes..
"Who dat?????" Who dat say they gonna kill more folks? Who dat? Who dat?
We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting
Till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions......
of the World.
Freddie Mercury
Posted by: D-BB CS MC Dept. FBI | 02 January 2008 at 04:29 PM
fyi, the first episode of this season of the wire is available "on demand" right now...
episode 51
http://www.hbo.com/apps/hodschedule/hod/details.do?FID=PMRS105857
Posted by: mark c | 02 January 2008 at 05:09 PM
Are you sure it was Nagin who was booed at the Sugar Bowl?
Suffice it to say, I have a pretty good idea who else it might have been (sigh...)
Posted by: KamaAina | 02 January 2008 at 05:29 PM
It's time to go beyond merely expressing anger. If there's another protest the mayor will merely co-opt it again appearing to be joining in with the public sentiment. Demands should be very specific. Accordingly, my suggestion to all these bloggers who post about local issues is that they need to be focusing on specific actions that the mayor or the state or the city council or the police need to be doing.
Posted by: Richard P. | 02 January 2008 at 09:26 PM
its time for another march.
ash wed would make a huge statement if you could actually get as many people to show up as last time.
i mean who does anything on ash wed.
i think the pols will shit their pants if we could pull it off.
if we dont top the last one whats the point.
the local pols will just bide their time and think its the same ol same ol.
happy new year to you and yours.
Posted by: rickngentilly | 03 January 2008 at 11:52 PM
hey ashley-we had a special guest over at the NuPac tonight.
Posted by: virgotex | 04 January 2008 at 01:26 AM
If people are going to focus on specific things I think a microscope should be turned on Nagin's property purchasing habits. Especially with all of the demo going on...
Posted by: Loki | 05 January 2008 at 10:57 AM
well, since the Saints sucked this year, we might as well be #1 in something right?
Posted by: Nola Chick | 05 January 2008 at 11:56 AM