The Mystery Of American Violence
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 18:50
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Although the murder rate nationwide has decreased by over 50% between 1991 and 2010, about a year ago, New Orleans, St.Louis, Baltimore, Detroit and Newark had homicide rates that ranged from 49 to 32 per 100 000 of population. The most murderous places on Earth, South Africa, Central and South America have average rates that range from 21 to 32. To be fair, if we compare cities with cities, then they are on a par with the violent city of Johannesburg. Interestingly the latter has also experienced a similar decline in violence in almost the same time span, and it currently has a homicide rate of 37 per 100 000. read more