This North Carolina City Has Some of the Worst Homicide Rates in America
North Carolina has some fantastic places to live. It’s never good news to hear that one of your favorite places has a high homicide rate, but it’s good to be aware of the statistics. As it turns out, one of North Carolina city has one some of the worst homicide rates in America.
The new study comes from Wallethub.com. First, the good news. According to their report, homicide rates have gone down by an average of roughly 5% in 40 of the most populated U.S. cities between Q2 2021 and Q2 2023. That’s compared to Q1 2023, where the homicide rate in those cities was 10% higher than Q1 2021. So, things are getting better. For this study, WalletHub.com looked at 40 of the largest U.S. cities based on per capita homicides in Q2 2023, as well as per capita homicides in Q2 2023 vs. Q2 2022 and Q2 2021.
Before we get to our state, let’s find the city in America with the highest murder rate. According to the study, the city with the highest homicide problem is Memphis, Tennessee. Also, the city with the highest number of homicides per capita is St. Louis, Missouri. So, at least we aren’t on this tally for being No. 1 in either of those statistics.
This North Carolina City Has Some of the Worst Homicide Rates in America
One North Carolina city is not ranking well for murders. When it comes to the number of homicides per capita, Raleigh is No. 38 in the nation. The city’s “total score” is 20.88. Its homicide cases per capita is 0.65. The good news is that no North Carolina cities are in the top 10 on this list, and No. 38 isn’t super high up. Also, no South Carolina cities even appear on the tally. Find the full list of the cities with the biggest homicide problems via the WalletHub report here.