Murder Rate

Politics

New Orleans mayor’s race: Murder down, woes remain

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Gunfire one Mardi Gras weekend on boozy Bourbon Street, a mass shooting at a neighborhood jazz

Adam Howard / January 31, 2014

News

Omaha, Nebraska: Highest rate of black murders says new report

theGRIO REPORT - Nebraska, known for its large agricultural industry, has surprisingly claimed the top spot as the state with

Kunbitinuoye / January 29, 2014

Chicago News

Chicago murder rate drops by 34 percent, but does the city feel any safer?

theGRIO REPORT - This week, the nation’s third-largest city reached a milestone it hadn’t seen since the 1960s as murders

Adam Howard / June 14, 2013

Chicago News

Is Chicago cops’ new strategy driving the murder rate down?

theGRIO REPORT - Dubbed the deadliest city in America, Chicago showed signs of improvement through the first quarter of 2013,

Adam Howard / April 2, 2013

Chicago News Top Stories

In Chicago, summer is 'murder season'

CHICAGO -- Every summer, crime and murder rates in Chicago rise significantly. Through the eyes of an affected family,

Joyannreid / June 1, 2012