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The surprising factors driving murder rates: income inequality and respect(2017) (theguardian.com)
10 points by vivekmgeorge 1586 days ago
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sul_tasto 1586 days ago
Crime rates are affected by the degree of relative poverty in a community. This is not new.
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vivekmgeorge 1581 days ago
Yes. Not new, but for some the mental exercise to put this idea together seems too hard. The general narrative is that criminals are just random bad ppl!
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purplepatrick 1586 days ago
Also not new: the outsized impact fragile masculinity has on violence…
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clove 1585 days ago
Also not new: When you control for income, race is the determining factor.
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