tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post3763002129473301476..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: 2014 Highest Murder Rate in the Country: Detroit 43.4 per 100,000Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-58931870369650149292015-01-12T19:34:27.867+01:002015-01-12T19:34:27.867+01:00MikeB: "Shootings are up in NY. They're p...MikeB: "Shootings are up in NY. They're probably up overall."<br /><br />Now that sounds like you.<br /><br />What do you mean by my saying "probably" doesn't sound like me? I don't make definitive statements without something to back it up. I haven't seen data on shootings to be sure, but given how crime is down across the board it's <i>probably</i> likely that shootings are down to. I certainly wouldn't say that whatever is going on in New York City is likely to be true for the rest of the country.TShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667036856347626234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-12232528099105892772015-01-12T15:27:50.887+01:002015-01-12T15:27:50.887+01:00Good point, Sammy. It's not like firearms won ...Good point, Sammy. It's not like firearms won 51% to 49%.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-89259312121687734702015-01-12T15:26:41.253+01:002015-01-12T15:26:41.253+01:00Probably? Now that doesn't sound like you.
Sh...Probably? Now that doesn't sound like you.<br /><br />Shootings are up in NY. They're probably up overall.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-67800789451656900522015-01-11T19:04:30.172+01:002015-01-11T19:04:30.172+01:00"In 2013, just under 51% of aggravated assaul..."In 2013, just under 51% of aggravated assaults were committed with firearms."<br />JUST!<br />51% is a clear majority and the next most commonly used weapon doesn't even come close. Sammynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-11388655425668415812015-01-09T23:19:16.829+01:002015-01-09T23:19:16.829+01:00I don't know for sure, but probably. All othe...I don't know for sure, but probably. All other crime is down.TShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667036856347626234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-77349580858311394962015-01-09T08:30:16.256+01:002015-01-09T08:30:16.256+01:00Mike, you suggested that a better indication is sh...Mike, you suggested that a better indication is shootings, and I agree. The FBI tracks those as aggravated assaults. In 2013, just under 51% of aggravated assaults were committed with firearms. <br /> And the article also mentioned that homicides are dropping also.ssgmarkcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480230040370709682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-22777067141653031432015-01-09T07:44:44.177+01:002015-01-09T07:44:44.177+01:00You're cherry picking. The post is about murde...You're cherry picking. The post is about murder and murder rates.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-31885758184870281862015-01-09T07:43:41.064+01:002015-01-09T07:43:41.064+01:00I looked and couldn't find anything. Are shoot...I looked and couldn't find anything. Are shootings down?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-69037758444930065012015-01-07T08:45:15.367+01:002015-01-07T08:45:15.367+01:00Are shootings up for the whole country?Are shootings up for the whole country?TShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667036856347626234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-72331726721280411252015-01-07T07:45:22.819+01:002015-01-07T07:45:22.819+01:00"The graphs in this article cover 10 years.&q..."The graphs in this article cover 10 years."<br /><br /> By all means, lets look at longer term trends. From 2004 to 2013 the national aggravated assault rate dropped 14.5%. <br /><br />http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-the-u.s.-2013/tables/1tabledatadecoverviewpdf/table_1_crime_in_the_united_states_by_volume_and_rate_per_100000_inhabitants_1994-2013.xlsssgmarkcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480230040370709682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-18419796983673460382015-01-07T07:23:49.987+01:002015-01-07T07:23:49.987+01:00The graphs in this article cover 10 years.The graphs in this article cover 10 years.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-39713143104476468322015-01-07T07:22:44.853+01:002015-01-07T07:22:44.853+01:00That's a stupid petty thing to say. I guess yo...That's a stupid petty thing to say. I guess you've got nothing better, which is weird. Usually you can go on and on even when you've got nothing better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-65990879778574295512015-01-07T07:20:49.718+01:002015-01-07T07:20:49.718+01:00Do you see some advantage in their leaving DC out?...Do you see some advantage in their leaving DC out?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-52452171625059053632015-01-07T07:19:49.339+01:002015-01-07T07:19:49.339+01:00Oh, really?Oh, really?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-86756194368883875422015-01-07T05:21:01.498+01:002015-01-07T05:21:01.498+01:00 Why is it that you seem to think a one year tr... Why is it that you seem to think a one year trend significant in these instances, yet you so easily discount a one year, fairly good sized increase in the percentage of households with guns?ssgmarkcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480230040370709682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-56441725588189615262015-01-07T02:18:15.475+01:002015-01-07T02:18:15.475+01:00MikeB: "Perhaps a better indicator is shootin...MikeB: "Perhaps a better indicator is shootings rather than murders."<br /><br />Why don't you show us that shootings are up for the whole country then? You must really hate that we're at a 100 year low for murder. For normal people, this is considered a good thing.TShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667036856347626234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-90221353709220883542015-01-06T23:40:18.770+01:002015-01-06T23:40:18.770+01:00Wonder what they used as an excuse to not include ...Wonder what they used as an excuse to not include DC in this article. I actually think that the violent crime rate is more illustrative. In DC, they truly excelled coming in with a violent crime rate of 1,300/100k in 2013, as opposed to Detroit's rate of 569/100k. <br /><br />http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-the-u.s.-2013/violent-crime/violent-crime-topic-page/violentcrimemain_finalssgmarkcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480230040370709682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-79747682272470024012015-01-06T21:08:26.494+01:002015-01-06T21:08:26.494+01:00"One could surmise that with fewer people own..."One could surmise that with fewer people owning guns and the murder rate remaining about the same (in some cases it actually increased), things are not improving as the gun rights fanatics keep saying."<br /><br />You could "surmise" that, but you would be wrong.Gunsmokenoreply@blogger.com