New Orleans crime rate 'unacceptable in civilized society' says crime group's leader | WWL

As the Crescent City closes in on five dozen murders within the first three months of 2011, law enforcement officials gathered at a crime summit downtown Saturday afternoon, hoping to stop the violence.
The report shows most of New Orleans' murders happen outside, where there are often witnesses. According to Cannizzaro, despite the community's deep-seated fear of retaliation, no one who has entered his victim/witness assistance program has been killed...

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