clif@lemmy.worldM to Arkansas@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoThanks Sarah.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1437arrow-down14
arrow-up1433arrow-down1imageThanks Sarah.lemmy.worldclif@lemmy.worldM to Arkansas@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squarekemsat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·5 months agoAnd that’s with the massive population difference between the two states AND the number of population centers in each state.
minus-squareNielsBohron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·5 months agohomicide rate generally means normalized for population, so something like “1.2 homicides per 100,000 people” so the larger population doesn’t usually come into play. That said, I didn’t actually look up the numbers.
minus-squarekemsat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·5 months agoSo it’s even worse then
minus-squarebumblefumble@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoNo, if Arkansas had more total homicides than California that would be muuuuch worse for Arkansas given the population difference.
And that’s with the massive population difference between the two states AND the number of population centers in each state.
homicide rate generally means normalized for population, so something like “1.2 homicides per 100,000 people” so the larger population doesn’t usually come into play. That said, I didn’t actually look up the numbers.
So it’s even worse then
No, if Arkansas had more total homicides than California that would be muuuuch worse for Arkansas given the population difference.