The media loves this label. It’s sensational. It grabs eyeballs.
But it’s also a distraction. It makes you think “that whole city is a warzone.” That’s false.
Miami, Orlando, and Las Vegas have their own crime issues. But they have theme parks, so nobody calls them the “murder capital.” Perception is everything.
Fun Fact: The Real Murder Capital is… A Town?
If you look at tiny towns, the stats get hilarious. A town of 200 people with one murder has a rate of 500 per 100,000.
That’s technically higher than anywhere else. Should we call it the “Murder Capital”? No way.
The label only applies to cities with at least 250,000 people. It’s an arbitrary rule. The whole game is made up.
