New Orleans had 209 murders in 2007 , according to FBI . Camden , the second-worst city on the cities list , ranked 219th among metro areas . New Orleans followed by New Jersey , New Jersey ; Camden ; California ; Camden , California . FBI warns that ranking cities against each other can be `` simplistic ''
New Orleans had 209 murders in 2007 , according to FBI . New Orleans followed by New Jersey , New Jersey ; Camden ; California ; Camden , California . FBI warns that ranking cities against each other can be `` simplistic ''