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US Murders Concentrated in Handful of Counties, Urban Areas: Report

US Murders Concentrated in Handful of Counties, Urban Areas: Report
Police tape secures a crime scene outside a club after a shooting in New York City in a file photo. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
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1/17/2023|Updated: 1/17/2023
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A small number of counties account for a vast majority of murders committed in the United States, whereas a major portion of counties have very few murders, according to a recent report, which also noted that urban areas had “much higher” murder rates despite lower gun ownership.

Murders were found to be “very concentrated” in some counties, with just 2 percent of counties accounting for 56 percent of murders, and 1 percent of the counties accounting for 42 percent of murders in 2020, said a Jan. 17 report (pdf) by Crime Prevention Research Center. In contrast, 52 percent of counties had zero murders. Sixty-eight percent of counties, accounting for 18 percent of the population, had no more than a single murder. They made up only 2.6 percent of all murders in the country.
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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