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> There has to be some hidden third variable Or probably like a hundred other variables. > I was thinking maybe guns but then why would TX and CO (relatively
by dmoy 3y ago
> There has to be some hidden third variable
Or probably like a hundred other variables.
> I was thinking maybe guns but then why would TX and CO (relatively relaxed on guns) be in the lower category?
There's basically zero correlation between US state gun laws and homicide (or US state gun ownership rate and homicide). I mean like the correlation there is 0.05 or something, quite literally zero. Some of the most lax states (Idaho, New Hampshire) have some of the lowest homicide rates (on par with Europe). Some of the other most lax states (Louisiana, for example) have some of the highest homicide rates. And v. versa for strong gun laws (as far as US can get lol).
Poverty correlates better. Income inequality correlates better. But neither sufficient to explain everything.
- anonym29 3y agoIsn't the US poverty line a level of absolute wealth that would put one among the top 10-20% highest income humans on earth? I wonder why such prosperous people are still so compelled to commit elevated levels of crime.
- dmoy 3y agoBecause things are very expensive. Absolute wealth means nothing if rent costs 70%+ of your income.
- anonym29 3y agoSure, but people below the poverty line qualify for housing vouchers, food stamps, utility vouchers, public transportation vouchers, taxpayer-provided cellular phones & cellular service, and more.