Hurricane Katrina in the United States
Hurricane Katrina in relation to Crime and Race
Hurricane Katrina is included in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime (1), beginning with: Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, and is deemed one of the top five deadliest storms in U.S. history and the deadliest since 1928. The ensuing impact of Hurricane Katrina revealed significant social concerns, including matters related to race, crime, and justice. Katrina was a Category 5 storm (though weakening to Category 3 before making landfall) whose physical devastation resulted more from the flooding of substandard infrastructures than from the hurricane itself. Parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida suffered human, structural, and property destruction as a result of Katrina; however, New Orleans, Louisiana, endured the greatest losses. Even though the precise death toll is still not known, 1,836 individuals are reported to have perished as a result of Katrina, including 1,577 who hailed from Louisiana and 238 from Mississippi.
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Notes and References
- Entry about Hurricane Katrina in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime