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To: edcoil

Exactly. The article is written on the basis of percentages, not total numbers. A change from one to two is a 100% increase, for example.

7 posted on 01/24/2014 9:29:36 AM PST by Pecos (The Chicago Way: Kill the Constitution, one step at a time.)

To: Pecos; edcoil

The article is written on the basis of percentages, not total numbers.

It's for a good reason.

Would you want to live in a city of 200k with 220 murders a year or in a city of 2.5 million with 300 murders a year?

40 posted on 01/24/2014 12:51:33 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)

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