Chicago may be known for its high murder rate, but one city has surpassed the windy city in homicide rates thus far this year.

The murder rate in Memphis, Tennessee is about 64 percent higher than that of Chicago this year, according to local outlet the Commercial Appeal.

Memphis has experienced a violent first three months with 60 people killed in 2016 at the end of March -- compared to 35 homicides this time last year. Those numbers put the homicide rate around 9.13 victims per 100,000 population.

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43 PHOTOS Most dangerous, violent cities in each state See Gallery Memphis homicide rate nearly doubles that of Chicago this year 43. Honolulu, Hawaii had 11.6 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Getty Images) 42. Boise, Idaho had 13.5 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo by Charles Knowles via Shutterstock) 41. Fargo, North Dakota had 14.6 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo by Richard Cummins via Getty Images) 40. Eugene, Oregon had 15.3 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Getty Images) 39. Lincoln, Nebraska had 17.4 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo by John Coletti via Getty Images) 38. Sioux Falls, South Dakota had 20.6 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Getty Images) 37. Billings, Montana had 21.1 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo by Richard Klotz via Getty Images) 36. Norfolk, Virginia had 24.5 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Getty Images) 35. Providence, Rhode Island had 26.6 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo by Yiming Chen via Getty Images) 34. Manchester, New Hampshire had 28.9 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Getty Images) 33. Louisville, Kentucky had 30.2 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo by Henryk Sadura via Getty Images) 32. South Bend, Indiana had 32.2 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo by Ilene MacDonald via Alamy) 31. Tucson, Arizona had 32.4 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo by Dennis Macdonald via Getty Images) 30. North Charleston, South Carolina had 34.8 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo by Grace Beahm-Pool/Getty Images) 29. Tacoma, Washington had 36.6 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo by Chris Boswell via Getty Images) 28. Salt Lake City, Utah had 38.2 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Getty Images) 27. Des Moines, Iowa had 38.7 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Getty Images) 26. Pueblo, Colorado had 41.6 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. Matthew Staver/Bloomberg via Getty Images 25. Tulsa, Oklahoma had 41.5 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Shutterstock) 24. New Orleans, Louisiana had 42.7 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Shutterstock) 23. Durham, North Carolina had 42.8 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Getty Images) 22. Jackson, Mississippi had 43.2 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo by Denis Jr. Tangney via Getty Images) 21. North Las Vegas, Nevada had 43.4 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo by Allan Baxter via Getty Images) 20. Wichita, Kansas had 45.5 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Getty Images) 19. Albuquerque, New Mexico had 48.2 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Getty Images) 18. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania had 49.1 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Getty Images) 17. Buffalo, New York had 50.2 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Getty) 16. Newark, New Jersey had 50.2 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Getty Images) 15. Odessa, Texas had 51.8 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) 14. Tallahassee, Florida had 52.8 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Getty Images) 13. Anchorage, Alaska had 53.6 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Getty Images) 12. Springfield, Massachusetts had 54.4 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo by Denis Jr. Tangney via Getty Images) 11. Atlanta, Georgia had 55.7 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Alamy) 10. Hartford, Connecticut had 55.8 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo by Denis Jr. Tangney via Getty Images) 9. Cleveland, Ohio had 61.5 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Getty Images) 8. Milwaukee, Wisconsin had 65.3 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Alamy) 7. Stockton, California had 67.4 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Getty Images) 6. Baltimore, Maryland had 67.7 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Shutterstock) 5. Rockford, Illinois had 76.3 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Alamy) 4. Birmingham, Alabama had 82.8 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo by Sean Pavone via Alamy) (Photo by Sean Pavone via Alamy) 3. Detroit, Michigan had 83.4 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Getty Images) 2. Memphis, Tennessee had 84.2 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Shutterstock) 1. St. Louis, Missouri had 88.1 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. (Photo via Getty Images) Up Next See Gallery Discover More Like This HIDE CAPTION SHOW CAPTION of SEE ALL BACK TO SLIDE

In the same time period, 151 people had been killed in Chicago, but with a population of 2,722,389, the homicide rate is only at 5.55.

If the murder rate in Memphis stays steady, the city is on track to reach 240 homicides in 2016, shattering the highest murders recorded in one year -- 213 homicides set in 1993. Last year, the city recorded 161 homicides.

Memphis began 2016 with 12 homicides in two weeks. One deadly day in March saw three men killed in a 5 hour span in separate shootings.

"It's an emotional strain on everybody right now, the whole community," Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich told The Commercial Appeal. "But in terms of strain on the office, sure. That's potentially 60 more cases of the most serious nature. These are the most emotionally draining and difficult cases we handle."

Although the homicide rate in Memphis is higher than ever the Memphis Police Department is solving these crimes at a pretty high rate too with 77 percent of the homicides committed this year solved.

But many are searching for solutions to stop these violent crimes from happening in the first place. City councilman Phillip Spinosa hopes to put 70 new Sky Cop cameras in neighborhoods across the city.

"I don't think cameras are going to solve all the problems, but I think they are going to help create safer neighborhoods, and help efficiently and effectively deploy officers on the streets," he told WREG.

City councilman Martavius Jones hopes to bring more jobs to the city that, like Chicago, has one of the highest black poverty rates in the country.

"You're not able to find employment. You're not able to have value for yourself. You're not going to value someone else's life," he told WMC.

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