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Strange that the counties with major cities like Chicago with high gun violence don't even register?
by UberFly 3y ago
Strange that the counties with major cities like Chicago with high gun violence don't even register?
- paulcole 3y agoWhy is that strange? Maybe “high gun violence” in Chicago isn’t as high as you think it is? Maybe Chicago’s population is relatively low compared to Cook County’s population and the extra people balance it out?
- ianai 3y agoIn cities, you get “bad neighborhoods.” We’re seeing county data.
- dghlsakjg 3y agoChicago and/or Cook County isn't particularly high on a per capita basis for violence. Generally the most violent places in the US are in the Southeast. (https://www.visualcapitalist.com/most-dangerous-cities-in-the-us/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/most-dangerous-cities-in-th...) There are certain very specific parts of Chicago where violent crime rates are astronomical, but if you are worried about widespread violent crime, your best bet is to avoid the southern states. Where did you learn that Chicago is so violent?
- pixl97 3y agoNot really. In general if you watch one of the largest news networks in the US you've highly propagandized to the point of being completely disconnected from reality. News likes to use statements like "The most violent city in America" and then happen to leave off the qualifier of "only if you count cities with over 1 million population". When you start including per capita statistics of smaller towns. Beau did a episode on this a while back... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCEqjXI1SLk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCEqjXI1SLk