# How many killings yesterday? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 20, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-killings-yesterday/669306 "2013-09-20T14:11:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zelskid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c4cdca/32.png) [@zelskid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zelskid)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-killings-yesterday/669306/1 "2013-09-20T14:11:17Z")
Would you locals report every morning? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-killings-yesterday/669306/2 "2013-09-20T14:25:42Z")
Well, I didn’t kill anyone yesterday. Who’s next to report? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-killings-yesterday/669306/3 "2013-09-20T14:32:46Z")
Too early here on the West Coast. Maybe later today if I feel like going out. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-killings-yesterday/669306/4 "2013-09-20T14:35:51Z")
Is this for extra credit? I suppose I could go put a cap in someone’s ass if it’ll help your grade. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-killings-yesterday/669306/5 "2013-09-20T19:11:00Z")
Are you asking about Chicago specifically? This being the Straight Dope Chicago forum, I’ll go on the assumption you are. The Sun Times maintains an up-to-date [list](http://homicides.suntimes.com/). There’s another list [here](http://homicides.redeyechicago.com/) but it hasn’t been updated in a week or so. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-killings-yesterday/669306/6 "2013-09-20T19:19:17Z")
“Day’s not over yet.” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-killings-yesterday/669306/7 "2013-09-20T20:14:04Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Well, I didn’t kill anyone yesterday. Who’s next to report? And I can confirm that Chronos didn’t kill me yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2013, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-killings-yesterday/669306/8 "2013-09-21T12:50:18Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > And I can confirm that Chronos didn’t kill me yesterday. Hah! So you say. Cite? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-killings-yesterday/669306/9 "2013-09-21T21:42:30Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#): > > Hah! So you say. Cite? 😉 If you wait ten minutes, there’ll be a cite on Wikipedia. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-killings-yesterday/669306/10 "2013-09-21T22:38:41Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#): > > Hah! So you say. Cite? 😉 This would be the perfect and one of the only times you could get away with “my post is my cite” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-killings-yesterday/669306/11 "2013-09-22T00:12:13Z")
Okay, I know Chicago has a bad rep for leading the nation in raw number of murders. But on a per-capita basis, we are pikers. We rank only thirteenth in the nation, behind Detroit, New Orleans, St. Louis, Baltimore, Newark, Oakland, Stockton, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Memphis, and Atlanta. Oh, yeah: [Cite!](http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130919/chicago/fbi-chicago-had-most-murders-2012-but-not-per-capita) ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-killings-yesterday/669306/12 "2013-09-27T16:44:33Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > Okay, I know Chicago has a bad rep for leading the nation in raw number of murders. But on a per-capita basis, we are pikers. I like it raw.