Compare and contrast Louisville with Indianapolis. Indianapolis "Riggs was vexed throughout his tenure as director by the most visible elements of that violent crime: a growing homicide rate. Killings in Indianapolis ballooned in 2013 and 2014, a spike Riggs and Hite blamed on a mix of drugs, gangs, illegally obtained guns, poverty and mental illness." Louisville "Conrad said the biggest reason behind the high number of murders is simple. "It's easy access to guns,” Conrad said. Indianapolis 1,511