just to add on, it is routine to hear crime statistics reported as "crime rates" it's still true that crime rates might be higher when people are close to each

just to add on, it is routine to hear crime statistics reported as "crime rates" it's still true that crime rates might be higher when people are close to each other because "rural serial killers need comparatively a lot more travel time," but still, the idea of weighing crime statistics to make statistical sense of them is pretty well established.