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New Orleans once again is U.S. murder capital

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  • NEW: Already leading U.S., New Orleans' murder rate increases by 30 percent
  • The city, still reeling from Hurricane Katrina, recorded 209 homicides in 2007
  • That's 71 homicides for every 100,000 residents, according to the FBI
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