Tag: homicide
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The World is Not Falling Apart
Slate: The World is Not Falling Apart Never mind the headlines. We've never lived in such peaceful times. I've repeatedly revisited the theme in my blogging that the world is improving in many ways. That is routinely met with skepticism, even outrage. How can I be so insensitive as to say the world is getting…
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23 Charts That Show Why This Is The Best Moment In History To Be Born
Business Insider: 23 Charts That Show Why This Is The Best Moment In History To Be Born Here are a few of my favorites. Click through to see the rest. The big question is not how to stop the world from spiraling into chaos. The big question is how we get an improving world to…
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50 Reasons We’re Living Through the Greatest Period in World History
Huff Post Business (The Motley Fool): 50 Reasons We're Living Through the Greatest Period in World History I recently talked to a doctor who retired after a 30-year career. I asked him how much medicine had changed during the three decades he practiced. "Oh, tremendously," he said. He listed off a dozen examples. Deaths from…
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Mass Shootings vs. Mass Public Shootings.
I wrote a post on Monday, A Historical Perspective on Violence and Murder in the United States, that included this graph: (Source: Opinion: The Rise and Decline of Mass Shootings – Grant Duwe) A mass shooting is four or more people murdered in 24 hours. A mass public shooting occurs in a public place like…
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A Historical Perspective on Violence and Murder in the United States
The horrific massacre in Newton, Connecticut, is sparking debate about guns and violence, as well it should. As the discussion gets underway, I think it is helpful to understand where we stand in the flow of history as it relates to violence in the United States. Here are a few things to consider. Below is…
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CDC Update on US Trends
Knology: Homicide drops off US list of top causes of death ATLANTA (AP) — For the first time in almost half a century, homicide has fallen off the list of the nation's top 15 causes of death, bumped by a lung illness that often develops in elderly people who have choked on their food. ……
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Increasing Violence?
We are now forty-eight hours into the news cycle for the tragedy in Arizona. I hear many commentators and religious leaders decrying the increasing violence in our culture, a common refrain each time an event like this occurs. Without diminishing the suffering and sorrow of those involved, it is important to keep in mind a…
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Crime (Part 1)
SOCIAL INDICATORS 2007 A fundamental indicator of a deteriorating society is increased criminal behavior. Crime analysis in the United States has focused on two primary measures over the last few decades. One measure is based on crimes reported to law enforcement officers. These are compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and presented in the…
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Better medicines, new safety features help drop children’s death rates
Kansas City Star: Better medicines, new safety features help drop children's death rates The death rate from heart disease among children is about half what it was in 1980, according to a compendium of recently released federal child-health statistics. Also down by roughly half are children’s death rates from birth defects, cancer, pneumonia and flu,…
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Are we Descending Into Violence?
The tragic events at VA Tech have dominated this week's news. As I watch and listen, I hear considerable commentary about how we are descending into a culture of violence. I don't know the college-level stats, but I do know that homicides and violence at public schools have dropped considerably since the early 1990s. There…