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> 120 per 100,000 ... Is there a reason for this? Crime statistics (e.g. homicides) are often quoted as 'n per 100,000 population'. It's probably also easier
by WorkerBee28474 1y ago
> 120 per 100,000 ... Is there a reason for this?
Crime statistics (e.g. homicides) are often quoted as 'n per 100,000 population'.
It's probably also easier for mental math, e.g. here's a city with 1 million population, that's 10 100Ks, so 1200 people in prison.
- InitialLastName 1y agoIt also lets you abstract away or compare to stats that are scaled to population but might not be 1:1 with a person, e.g. "thefts per 100,000 population per year" where one person might either commit or be the victim of multiple thefts in a year.