> Charts like this are misleading because they don't take age into account Age is not evenly distributed across the population. You could just break this down

> Charts like this are misleading because they don't take age into account Age is not evenly distributed across the population. You could just break this down into age brackets and show a chart for each bracket. > I believe a better chart would be weighted by life expectancy loss. The original data does have adjusted statistics similar to this: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db521.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db521.pdf > Similarly your level of safety in a city is more a function of the rate of random crime vs. the often cited city's overall murder rate. Accidental death is the #3 cause of death. Your level of safety is primarily down to your own actions. Ladders are the most dangerous piece of equipment commonly owned. Murder and random crime are a minor fraction of this category. Suicide is twice as common as murder. > crime is unpredictable Types of crime maybe. Location of crime? Almost completely predictable.