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Violent death rates are per-capita higher in rural areas: https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-releases/2013/july/major-cities-often-the-safest https://www.pe

• rayiner 7y ago
  Only because people in rural areas tend to do more dangerous, outdoor work. Also, that study includes things like poisonings (i.e. drug overdoses) and suicides.
• refurb 7y ago
  Yes but violent deaths include things like accidents, etc. Not surprising since rural areas see more vehicle use. From your article: Findings from the study support prior work showing that overall homicide rates are lower in rural areas than urban areas.