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2007-05-15 Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2007-05-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Lessee...Iraq's about the size/population of California, IIRC. How many killed dead in California Violence in the same time period? How about New Jersey?

Posted by Bobby 2007-05-15 06:50|| 2007-05-15 06:50|| Front Page Top

#2 2005 Murder Rates, per 100,000 people, and calculated deaths per 35 million (Iraq-sized)
Louisiana 9.9 3,465 (9.5 per day)
Maryland 9.9 3,465
Nevada 8.5 2,975
Alabama 8.2 2,870
Arizona 7.5 2,625
New Mexico 7.4 2,590
South Carolina 7.4 2,590
Mississippi 7.3 2,555
Tennessee 7.2 2,520
California 6.9 2,415 (6.6 per day)
Missouri 6.9 2,415
Arkansas 6.7 2,345
North Carolina 6.7 2,345
Georgia 6.2 2,170
Texas 6.2 2,170
Michigan 6.1 2,135
Pennsylvania 6.1 2,135
Virginia 6.1 2,135
Illinois 6 2,100
Indiana 5.7 1,995
NATIONAL RATE 5.6 1,960

Applying the US average to 300 million, that's 16,800 murders per year; 46 per day. On top of the 35,000 to 40,000 killed in automobile accidents each year.

Posted by Bobby 2007-05-15 07:06|| 2007-05-15 07:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Hmpf. I put three spaces between the rates and the calculated totals, but Fred's software sure made that look smaller....

Posted by Bobby 2007-05-15 07:07|| 2007-05-15 07:07|| Front Page Top

#4 Didn't include Washington D.C., the murder capitol of the U.S. Spend some time on a street corner there and Baghdad might seem downright peaceful.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-05-15 11:42|| 2007-05-15 11:42|| Front Page Top

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