Posted on 05/07/2017 12:11:42 PM PDT by richardb72
. . . The worst 1% of counties have 19% of the population and 37% of the murders. The worst 5% of counties contain 47% of the population and account for 68% of murders. As shown in figure 2, over half of murders occurred in only 2% of counties.
Murders actually used to be even more concentrated. From 1977 to 2000, on average 73 percent of counties in any give year had zero murders. Possibly, this change is a result of the opioid epidemic’s spread to more rural areas. But that question is beyond the scope of this study. Lott’s book “More Guns, Less Crime” showed how dramatically counties within states vary dramatically with respect to murder and other violent crime rates. . . .
it is still interesting to note that so much of the country has both very high gun ownership rates and zero murders. . . . .
GRAPHS DEFINITELY WORTH LOOKING AT
http://crimeresearch.org/2017/04/number-murders-county-54-us-counties-2014-zero-murders-69-1-murder/
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The Demonrat party is chock full of dullards. Hell, post #10 is a perfect example.
Nashville has a bigger population, but it is more diverse, while Memphis is 60+% black. Hispanics creeping up as are illegals and refugees. Gang fights every night. We got out because of the crime, but you really can’t run from it, you just arm yourself to the teeth and know how to use them and aren’t afraid to do so.
Lots of murders here behind the Redwood Curtain...
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