Homicide

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Homicide
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Homicide rates in the US, 1950-2000
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Circumstances
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Weapons and Circumstances
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Homicide in Europe over Time

• Homicide rates per 100,000 population in English
  counties and cities, 12001970. From Ted Robert
  Gurr, "Historical Trends in Violent Crime A
  Critical Review of the Evidence," Crime and
  Justice 3 (1981) 313.

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Homicide in Europe

• Long-term homicide rates per 100,000 population
  in Scandinavia and England, North and South.
  Calculated from Manuel Eisner, "Modernization,
  Self-Control and Lethal Violence The Long-Term
  Dynamics of European Homicide Rates in
  Theoretical Perspective," British Journal of
  Criminology 41 (2001) 618638.

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Murder Rates in NYC and Los Angeles, 1800-2000
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American and European Murder Rates