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Murder map

The Guardian has published a global map of murder rates based on data from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The story accompanying the murder map said:

Comparing murder rates of countries can really highlight the countries with problems – the ones in serious need of attention. A high murder rate gives a “tip off” that something needs to change.

Yes, to start with people need to stop killing each other. The U.S. is in the orange category, like much of Sub-Saharan Africa and Eastern Europe — and unlike the less murderous “green” regions of Europe, Canada and even the Middle East.

 

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Tom Paulson

Tom Paulson is founder and lead journalist at Humanosphere. Prior to operating this online news site, he reported on science,  medicine, health policy, aid and development for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Contact him at tom[at]humanosphere.org or follow him on Twitter @tompaulson.