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Posted on 05/03/2017 8:31:33 AM PDT by richardb72
The vast majority of murders in the United States occur in just a tiny percentage of counties. In fact, the country can be divided up into three types of places: those where there are no murders; those where there are a few murders; and those where murders are very common.
In 2014, the most recent year that a county level breakdown is available, 54 percent of counties (with 11 percent of the population) had no murders. 69 percent of counties had no more than one murder, and about 20 percent of the population and only 4 percent of all murders in the country.
The worst 1 percent of counties have 19 percent of the population and 37 percent of the murders in 2014. The worst 2 percent of counties contain 47 percent of the population and accounted for 51 percent of the murders. 68 percent of the murders occurred in only 5 percent of counties.
Perhaps surprisingly, murders used to be even more concentrated. From 1977 to 2000, on average 73 percent of counties in any given year had zero murders. This change may be a result of the opioid epidemic’s spread to more rural areas. But no one has yet shown clearly what has caused this change . . .
According to a 2013 PEW Research Center, the household gun ownership rate in rural areas was 111 percent greater than in urban areas. Suburban households are 28.6 percent more likely to own guns than urban households. Despite lower gun ownership, urban areas experience much higher murder rates. One should not put much weight on this purely “cross-sectional” evidence at one point in time. But it is hard to overlook the fact that so much of the country has both very high gun ownership rates and no murders. . .
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolicy.com ...
Half the violent crime is committed by blacks.
Quality of life is inversely proportional to population density.
“it is hard to overlook the fact that so much of the country has both very high gun ownership rates and no murders.”
This.
He’s talking half the counties here.
sort of true. Murder rates per population is a bit different than just the raw data.
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I find it interesting that according to the latest Telegraph, a majority of the states with the most murders are in the south of the US except for Texas. And we all know what happens to murderers in Texas. So maybe the aspect of a noose is a better deterrent than the US liberal media is willing to admit.
rwood
“68 percent of the murders occurred in only 5 percent of counties.”
And .... do these 5% have anything in common?
Any correlation between the murder rate and whether a county is politically red or blue?
muslims are trying to catch up.
“And .... do these 5% have anything in common?”
Democrats?
Mostly against other black persons by habitual criminals terrorizing the rest.
It’s no wonder that prosecutors can find black jurors willing to convict.
So even in the worst 2%, the murder rate is barely above average. A county with 10,000,000 people has more murders that a county with 10,000? Thank you Captain Obvious. The statistics in this article mean nothing until they are adjusted for population, e.g. x murders per 100,000. Even in violent cities, the murders tend to be concentrated into the worst neighborhoods. Most of LA, NY and Chicago are safe. Stay out of the ghettos and red-light districts and the murder rate is similar to flyover country.
“Any correlation between the murder rate and whether a county is politically red or blue?”
Congressional districts would show a more accurate correlation, and they are all about the same population...
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