In America's Murder Capital: How the Police Lost Control of a City Times Documentaries

Homicides have increased in the United States since 2020 and New Orleans has the highest murder rate in the country. In this documentary, Alastair Good investigates how a mix of Covid lockdowns, corruption and falling police numbers led to a rise in murders in the Big Easy.
Directed, produced and edited by Alastair Good.
Camera and sound by Pauline den Hartog Jager
Animations and color grading by Jack Feeney

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