How many murders are committed in New Orleans each year?

New York City's 2011 murder rate was 515 people, down from 536 people in 2010.

The 2010 murder rate was up from 471 people in 2009, and the 2009 murder rate was down from 523 in 2008. The 2008 murder rate was up from 496 in 2007. So that's 1.3 to 1.5 people murdered each day in the last 5 years.

NYPD crime statistics for the seven major felony offenses from 2000 to 2011 can be viewed at the Related Link below.