“While the raw numbers are terrible for Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and other very large cities, it’s Austin, Texas, that’s leading by percentage-increase year over year!”
No attempt to deceive anybody.
“No attempt to deceive anybody.”
City A had 1 death last year and so far this year have 2, an increase of 100%.
City B had 400 deaths last year and so far this year have 200 more an increase of 50%.
How would you rate the violence factor in each of these cities? Is City A more dangerous than City B because the % increase in murders is greater?
The story and the charts while technically accurate do not paint an accurate or realistic picture of violence in these cities.