If "Guns Cause Homicides" Why this?
These are FBI Figures
Cities with Restrictive Gun Laws
(Rates per 100,000)
| City |
Homicide |
Robbery |
| Newark |
40.7 |
2187.7 |
| New York City |
30.7 |
1364.5 |
| Chicago |
30.6 |
1334.8 |
| Baltimore |
41.4 |
1287.6 |
| Detroit |
56.6 |
1265.7 |
| Washington, D.C. |
77.8 |
1213.5 |
| Boston |
24.9 |
1048.6 |
Cities with Lenient Gun Laws
(Rates per 100,000)
| City |
Homicide |
Robbery |
| Wichita |
5.9 |
354.9 |
| Austin |
9.9 |
313.8 |
| El Paso |
6.6 |
268.0 |
Based on 1990 FBI Uniform Crime Reports and City Police
STATISTICS
