A new study finds that, counter to expectations, geographic disparities in rates of homicides in the US have decreased in recent decades. Richard Boylan of Rice University in Houston, Texas, US, presents these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on August 28, 2024.
Geographic differences in US homicide rates have decreased since the 1970s, study finds retrieved 28 August 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2024-08-geographic-differences-homicide-decreased-1970s.html
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