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419 murders in 2012 in NYC, 154 in 2013 already. London had 99 murders in 2012.
by pinaceae 13y ago
419 murders in 2012 in NYC, 154 in 2013 already.
London had 99 murders in 2012.
- chaz 13y agoWhen did this become a contest?
- emiliobumachar 13y agoI can't make sense of crime statistics except when comparing either different times (article), or different places (your parent comment)
- geogra4 13y agoNYC's extremely low murder rate for a big city in the USA is really nothing special compared to other major cities world wide. I think the context is useful in comparison.
- mikeash 13y agoThe USA's murder rate is about 4x the UK's, so it's no big surprise that any given city's rate might be about 4x as well.
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- bluedino 13y agoChicago had 532 murders in 2012. With 1/3rd the population of NYC