MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There are some revealing numbers when it comes to how cities are dealing with their homicide rates.
For once, Memphis isn't on a top 10 list that nobody wants to be on. WalletHub analyzed the data for all the major cities and found Memphis isn't struggling as much as other cities in terms of where homicides are spiking.
The top 10 cities per capita facing the highest increases in homicides are Kansas City, Colorado Springs, Albuquerque, Nashville, Charlotte, Lincoln, Detroit, Tulsa, Raleigh and Omaha.
By the way, Memphis was 23rd when in that category. Of course, everyone knows our overall homicide rate is high, but even then, we're not number one, two or three as we've been in past years.
The top 10 cities based on data for the first three quarters of this year are St. Louis, Kansas City, Detroit, Baltimore, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Memphis, Philadelphia, Norfolk and Chicago.
While Memphis still has way too many homicides, seventh is nothing to be proud of. This data shows we're done breaking homicide records year after a year and may have turned a corner.