Most murders ever recorded in a city?

Question

anyone know the most murders ever recorded in a year for a city in U.S.?

Answer 1

Not counting 9/11, because to call those deaths 'murders' is merely to employ a semantic argument, NYC was the murder capitol of America in the 80's in terms of sheer numbers, but Washington DC is the murder capitol based on murders per capita.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE2DD1F3DF936A15751C1A96E948260

Murder Record for New York

Published: December 25, 1988

LEAD: Homicides in New York City appeared to have reached a record level for a single year last night, the police said.

Homicides in New York City appeared to have reached a record level for a single year last night, the police said.

A total of 11 people who were reported killed between 10:30 A.M. Friday and 7:30 P.M. yesterday ''probably'' lifted the year's total over the previous record of 1,841 killings, set in 1981, said a police spokesman, Sgt. Edward Burns.

Police Department statistics take several months to compile, so the most recent total available covers the year through August, Sergeant Burns said. At that time, 1,231 murders had been reported, at an average rate of about 154 per month.

''More than likely, the record is broken,'' Sergeant Burns said. ''But nobody can give you a hard number now.''

Police blamed the cocaine derivative crack for the surge in the number of murders. They said the drug was responsible for several multiple shootings of crack dealers battling over turf.

Answer 2

I believe the record belongs to NYC--Sept 11, 2001. Three thousand people were murdered that day.

Answer 3

it was in NYC in 1990 with 2245 murders

Answer 4

i'm guessing new york city on 9/11

Answer 5

keep your eye on new orleans, so far this year I think they have had almost 100 murders

Answer 6

You're joking, right? In its hayday, NY used to get something like 1,000.