BRING IN THE BIG GUNS

Central Lock Up Mural, New Orleans 1999

The New York Times reports today about murder rates in New Orleans: "There have been 16 killings this year, compared with more than 60 for the same period last year, which means quieter days for the police but still works out to an annualized rate of 32 killings per 100,000 people, ahead of Cleveland and Chicago."