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[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 hours 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 19 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

That’s a map of poverty.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

And of Canada and giliad

[–] 0li0li@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] yuri@pawb.social 1 points 1 hour ago

i’m not well versed on the causes, i imagine there’s a lot of factors at play. but do i have a friend who lived in DC for a few years, and talking to him about it was whacky.

i have a specific memory wherein he was just walking around outside while on the phone with me and there was gunfire in the background. i said something like “hey should you be outside right now?” and he, VERY CASUALLY replied “nah that’s a few blocks away, i’ll be fine.”

[–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 12 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 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 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Don't fuck with the territories, apparently.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 day ago (4 children)

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

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm guessing it wasn't a single murder in each territory. A lot of communities up there are poor, traumatised and isolated, which makes people shootier.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

With those numbers, no it's not a single murder, but the territories have in the neighbourhood of 45k people each.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 hours ago

Yep, they're good and empty. Nunavut is actually a bit smaller yet.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 day 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 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

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

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

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

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 1 day 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 8 hours ago

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

[–] BinzyBoi@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Okay but that 1.0 score in Quebec is fucking insane.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 hours ago

Newfoundland & Labrador also stands out as an anomaly, considering it's territory-like in a lot of ways

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Quebec proving once again they’re smarter than BC.

[–] phorq@lemmy.ml 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 hours ago

THE GREATER GOOD.

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day 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 18 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 22 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world -2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

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

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

Detroit's been slacking off lately.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago

Nobody there to kill anymore.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Damn look out for Delaware

typo on Manitoba