Posted on 01/24/2023 2:54:08 PM PST by absalom01
Murders in the U.S. are becoming increasingly concentrated in densely populated urban centers in just a handful of counties, according to a newly released report.
Some 73% of all murders in the U.S. took place in just 5% of counties while 52% of all counties reported no murders at all, according to a Crime Prevention Research Center study published this week and provided to Fox News Digital.
“Murders in the United States occur in very small areas, and that concentration has increased since 2014,” the study stated. “The concentration in 2020 is now greater than in 2010.”
The 52% of counties with no reported murders covered 10% of the population, the study said. Some 68% of counties did not exceed one murder in 2020, which accounts for 2.6% of all murders in 2020, according to the report.
Most murders took place in the “worst” 5% of counties that year while the worst 1% — only 31 counties — recorded 42% of the murders in 2020, the study said. That area is where 21% of the entire U.S. population lives.
“The worst 2% of counties (62 counties) contain 31% of the population and 56% of the murders. The worst 5% of counties contain 47% of the population and account for 73% of murders. But even within those counties, the murders are very heavily concentrated in small areas,” the report continued.
Illinois’ Cook County, home to Chicago and about 40% of the state’s population, had the most amount of recorded murders of any location in 2020 with a whopping 775, according to the report.
The study found that within the counties themselves, murders and other violent crimes are also concentrated in certain areas, and the study pointed to Los Angeles County zip codes as examples.
In L.A. County, the worst 10% of zip codes reported 41% of the murders, the worst 20% of zip codes accounted for 67% of the murders, and the worst 30% at 82% of murders.
I guess I can understand it for the elderly/handicapped.
Reality shown below re shootings/murder in Chicago!:
https://heyjackass.com/2022-chicago-shot-clock/
That’s true.
bkmk
I also want to see the overlay of concentration of legally owned firearms. My guess is it is exactly inverse of the murders-counties.
The problem of urban violence can be solved very easily. Shake down the known perps for guns and arrest them for firearms law violations. Unfortunately, no one has the courage of do that.
Seems close to the Pareto Principle, or the 80-20 Rule. 80% of the murders would be in 20% of the counties.
Germantown 1951
In another report up to 60% of the murders are committed by the same 200 people.
But these are “diverse” areas
Dallas County, Texas is democrat controlled. Most of the Republicans have moved out of Dallas County to the surrounding counties.
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