One would think what was going on in both Baltimore and Detroit would be similar, but when it comes to the respective cities age ranges of homicide victims it turns that Baltimore has a much higher percentage of people between the ages of 20 and 29 being murdered than Detroit. Detroit has a higher percentage of young victims in the 10-19 age range and also higher percentage of its seniors over the age of 59 becoming homicide victims.
In 2010 the population of Baltimore City was 621,000 and there were 223 homicides. For Detroit the population in 2010 was 714,000 and there were 308 homicides. In 2011 Detroit ended the year with 344 homicides and Baltimore had 196 homicides.
These other posts regarding Detroit homicides might be of interest:
Detroit Homicide Statistics - Age Range Comparisons of Homicide Victims
Detroit Homicide Statistics -Gender Study of Homicide Victims
Detroit Homicide Statistics - Number of Homicides in Detroit on Each Day of the Month during the year 2010, Chart
Detroit Homicide Statistics - Method of Death
Baltimore Homicide Statistics - Method of Death
Baltimore Homicide Statistics - Gender Comparison of Victims
Baltimore Homicide Statistics - Comparison of the Age Ranges of the Victims
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