Actually Chicago ranks 8th in the U.S. for murders per capita. St. Louis has more than double the murders per capita than Chicago. But I agree that the state is a mess.
Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXX
He didn't say Chicago or St. Louis, he said that state of Illinois ranks number one. Anyway, my research indicates that Louisiana holds the belt for highest per capita murder rate and Illinois is 14th. Now Illinois has over twice the population of Louisiana so in terms of actual murders (not per capita) Illinois is more dangerous than Louisiana by a sliver. Put California in the mix with their 40,000,000 population (three times Illinois) and they come out on top. When it comes to actual murders...Illinois is fourth.