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And both have a much higher rate than pretty much every European country (europe.pub)
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[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 6 days ago

And both have a much higher rate than pretty much every European country

Higher than literally every European country.

2022 homicides per 100,000 residents:

  • Arkansas: 11.8
  • California: 5.9
  • Latvia: 4.05 (the highest in Europe)

EU stats: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268504/homicide-rate-europe-country/

US stats: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/homicide_mortality/homicide.htm