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Firearm death in US cities – a global perspective

25 Jan, 13 | by Brian Johnston

The Atlantic Cities blog has an interesting analysis of firearm homicide rates in US cities compared to the firearm homicide rate of nations traditionally described as “violent.” Results are presented as a graphic.

I was stunned by the observation that “if New Orleans was a country,” it would have the second highest firearm death rate in the world.

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