Sean C. Morgan
It’s been called the murder capital of the United States, and was 19th on Forbes list of most miserable cities in the United Staets for 2013.
The difference between Gary, Ind., and Sweet Home is night and day, said new Sweet Home Police Officer Mark Birkett, an eight-year veteran of the Gary Police Department.
In 2011, Salem, with a population of 156,000, had three murders. Portland, with a population of 590,000, had…