Show Detroit Leads Chicago in Homicides for 1928 NEW YORK March 14 Press D Press sp e accuracy of Its machIne machine ma- ma chIne gunning g gangsters Chicago ago has lost its place t the head ot of the homi de rate list to Detroit According to statistics made public pub pub- lic ho by Dr Frederick L. L Hoffman statistician or of the Prudential Insurance aztec ance company there were homicidal homi- homi deaths for every persons persons per per- sons jiving in Detroit in 1928 while the rate for Chicago was Chicago however led the tho country country coun- coun try ip in the actual number of mur- mur ders with New York second with New York was fifth on the basis of homicidal deaths in relation relation re- re lation to to population us' us rate being bein 67 wIth homicides was third wIth a rate o of and Philadelphia with murders was vas fourth with 88 Los Angeles was sixth with 70 murders and a a. rate I of 17 I oJ |