In comparison, Chicago, then controlled by Al Capone, had a murder rate of only 13.3 per 100,000. Memphis police officers Thomas Waterson and Sergeant William Raney captured George "Machine Gun" Kelly in 1933.
While Chicago, dominated by Al Capone at the time, experienced a relatively low murder rate of 13.3 per 100,000, another city faced higher crime levels. In Memphis, police officers Thomas Waterson and Sergeant William Raney successfully captured infamous gangster George "Machine Gun" Kelly in 1933.