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[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 1 points 49 minutes ago

Perfect example of the causation fallacy.

If one were to look at that map out of context, once could say that if the temperature is too cold or too hot, murder rates increase.

We all know of course it's a map of economic disparity, and a whole host of other societal concerns contributing. But without the context of any of those things, we're liable to think that correlation equals causation.

It's an important lesson.

[–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

That’s a map of poverty.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

And of Canada and giliad

[–] 0li0li@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

Eh, why is D.C. that much higher than everything else, by a factor of 3-5+?

[–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 10 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Interesting how the lower-population US States have a pretty low homicide rate that tends to increase as the population itself increases but in the Canadian Provinces it's the opposite effect.

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 23 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Don't fuck with the territories, apparently.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 20 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

There isn't a lot of people up there, so a single murder is more per capita.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 14 points 22 hours ago

Yup, similar to how one small "city" near me had their stats skewed to look worse than Winnipeg for awhile (the murder capitol of Canada and my hometown) because of one single murder.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 5 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

I’m going to still not fuck with them, if that’s cool.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

It's cool a lot of the time up there, but less so now with global warming.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 8 points 22 hours ago

That's fine, they need fewer people fucking with them.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

~~But Prince Edward Island is the lowest and it has a relatively tiny population~~.

Edit: nvm, I assumed wrong

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 7 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Mistaking land mass for population.

PEI has about as many people as do all 3 territories combined. (Quick search, older stats).

[–] LordPassionFruit@lemm.ee 1 points 4 hours ago

PEI resident here. As of last year, we've got ~180k people living here.

[–] BinzyBoi@lemmy.ca 14 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Okay but that 1.0 score in Quebec is fucking insane.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 14 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Quebec proving once again they’re smarter than BC.

[–] phorq@lemmy.ml 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Or they just have lots of accidents for the greater good...

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago

THE GREATER GOOD.

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 9 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Dre told me Compton, California is the murder capitol of the US, but it doesn't even look like it's close to it.

[–] Not_mikey@slrpnk.net 6 points 14 hours ago

Nah that's New Orleans, and you would've known that if you studied your Lil Wayne.

I'm surprised Wyoming is so low, true everyone is packing out here but the vast nothingness tends to screw with mind

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

All those degens in TX and that shit ain’t even red.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world -2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Well yeah. They keep them largely contained to Austin, Houston, and San Antonio.

[–] goofus@lemmy.today 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Detroit's been slacking off lately.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

Nobody there to kill anymore.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

Damn look out for Delaware

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 4 points 22 hours ago

typo on Manitoba