St. Louis ranks high for gun fatalities among youths (3 times+ national average) [View All]

Source: St. Louis Today

Youths in the city are killed by gun violence more often than in any other city except New Orleans, according to federal data released Thursday.

The city's gunshot murder rate for 10- to 19-year-olds is more than three times the average for major cities, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

There were 46 St. Louis residents ages 10-19 killed by gunshots in 2006 and 2007, for a rate of 50 deaths per 100,000 population in that age group. New Orleans' rate was 106 per 100,000, and the average for major cities was 15 per 100,000.

Oakland, Calif., Newark, N.J., and Baltimore also ranked in the top five in youth gunshot murder rates.

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/68047543-30a7-50ec-94d6-79e71b8f29b9.html

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What cities need are more guns.