Baltimore has surpassed New York City in homicides - Baltimore Sun

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bal-baltimore-has-surpassed-new-york-city-in-homicides-20150820-story.html

Adjusted for population, Baltimore's murder rate this year is 34 per 100,000 people, while New York's is 2.5 per 100,000. If New York had Baltimore's murder rate, it would have seen 2,874 killings already this year.

Chicago has seen the most killings of any city, with 284. With 2.7 million people, Chicago's homicide rate is about 10.4 per 100,000 people.