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No, 300 murders total. The population reached ~300k in 1750. A murder rate of 2 per 100k times 300k people equals 6 murders. Multiply that by 50 years to get
by dleary 2y ago
No, 300 murders total.
The population reached ~300k in 1750. A murder rate of 2 per 100k times 300k people equals 6 murders. Multiply that by 50 years to get 300 murders.
- hollerith 2y agoOK. Thanks for the correction. I aspire to make sure I understand a thread before I add to it, but I fell short of my aspiration this time. This doesn't affect my 2nd and 3rd paragraphs though.