News tagged with homicide rate

Killing Kings

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by a Cambridge University criminologist reveals just how dangerous it was to be a monarch in Europe before the modern era.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 28, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Rise in immigration may help explain drop in violent crimes, study says

During the 1990s, immigration reached record highs and crime rates fell more precipitously than at any time in U.S. history. And cities with the largest increases in immigration between 1990 and 2000 experienced the largest ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 14, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (16) | comments 8

Homicide rates linked to trust in governement, sense of belonging, study suggests

When Americans begin routinely complaining about how they hate their government and don't trust their leaders, it may be time to look warily at the homicide rate.

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Guns claim kids' lives in both urban, rural areas

(AP) -- Children in the most rural areas of the United States are as likely to die by gunshot as kids in the biggest cities, a new analysis of nearly 24,000 deaths finds.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 24, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Murders, Traffic Deaths Connected

If you want to know how many people are killed in car accidents in a particular U.S. state, look to its prisons. Regions with higher murder rates also tend to have a greater number of traffic fatalities, according to a new ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Science lacking on whether death penalty deters murder

Scientific research to date provides no useful conclusion on whether the death penalty reduces or boosts the murder rate, said a report by the US National Academy of Sciences on Wednesday.

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created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 19

Neighborhoods -- not immigrants -- determining factor for homicides

Public opinion and public policy often assume that immigration is directly related to higher rates of crime, but the social conditions of neighborhoods actually have a more significant effect on violent crimes than immigrant ...

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created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Demographics cloud optimism on black violent crime decrease

Optimism about studies that show a drop in the black percentage of crime may be dampened by demographic trends and statistical aberrations, according to a group of criminologists.

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created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0