It’s not that far off…according to these sources DC retained the title in the U.S. twice in recent history.
DC was in 1998
http://www.etext.org/Politics/MIM/dc/DCmurder.html
And 2002
http://www.biconews.com/article/view/4688
The latest crime statistics for Baghdad show its murder rate is lower than that of any major U.S. city – if anti-coalition attacks are discounted.
And this story shows that there are plenty of mis-quoted, mis-construed, and just plain incorrect facts about these rates being reported in the media.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,105954,00.html