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Well, we are glad you feel safe, but the fact is that rates of violent injury is inversely related to population density. People think of it as a city problem,
by honkhonkpants 10y ago
Well, we are glad you feel safe, but the fact is that rates of violent injury is inversely related to population density. People think of it as a city problem, but in fact you are more likely to be shot, per capita, in sparsely populated areas. Violence is inversely correlated with population density.
- greedo 10y agoCan you back that up? The first link I found disputed your contention: https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ne/omaha/crime/ https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ne/omaha/crime/ According to this site, Omaha is 2x as violent per capita then the rest of the state.
- honkhonkpants 10y agohttps://wisqars.cdc.gov:8443/cdcMapFramework/ https://wisqars.cdc.gov:8443/cdcMapFramework/ All the data you could possibly want, but unfortunately no deep linking.
- greedo 10y agoThat doesn't quite prove your point. For example, compare and contrast violent crime on the map between Douglas County, Nebraska (Omaha) and Lancaster County (Lincoln). Douglas County has a far higher injury rate than Lancaster. Also, this link only covers injuries, and doesn't include non-injury crime. A lot of crime doesn't include an injury component.