Barry Loudermilk apologizes for NYC safety comment after Peter King diss

The Gaffe Circle of Life is now complete.

First, Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Cassville, asserted that he felt safer in Israel than in New York or Chicago.

Then, Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., fired back. From Buzzfeed:

And finally, Loudermilk apologized, via the New York Daily News:

So let's solve this ourselves, shall we?

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation data in 2013, there were 5,517 incidents of violent crime in Atlanta, with a population of 451,020. That's good for .012 incidents per person.

In New York City there were 52,384 violent incidents for 8,396,126 residents, or .006 incidents per person -- half of Atlanta's rate. Point, Pete King.

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