Sorry but that list is bogus and open or concealed carry has nothing to do with it. Those are stats that are incomplete and the study left out many areas in the nation.
In order to have proper stats, there has to be complete information entered and all the contributing areas has to be on the same page. For example, motor vehicle insurance in my area is one of the highest in the nation. With perfect driving records, I pay over $500 in car insurance each month on two vehicles. If I were to move two parishes to the south, I would pay less than a third of that. The difference is police in that area writes accident reports up as incidents when both parties involved live in the parish. It makes their accident rates lower.
The same takes place in crime reporting. What may be a felony in one city or state may be a minor misdemeanor in another.
The worst crime area in the US is Washington DC but it is never included in national stats. Chicago has more crime per captia than most places but their record keeping lists things differently. The DOJ cannot compile accurate records due to differences in record keeping. Heck, it is difficult around here. There is a man now charged with a triple homicide with eye witnesses. Now another man may be charged with the same crime even though there is not a witness to be had against him and the first man may possibly be released and the charges will be reduced against the second man. In another case, we had it listed as a homicide and a man was convicted. Two yrs later it is listed as death by natural causes and the man is released from prison.
Granted, LA needs to make the list of worst crime. But if the New Orleans area was to be omitted, the rest of the State would have one of the best records in the world. Multiple homicides and armed robberies are common in the New Orleans area. Two days ago there was an entire family killed with gun shots to the head and it happens almost daily.
