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More retail workers than law-enforcement officers were killed in homicides on the job for 6 years in a row
Part of the reason the total number of retail workers murdered is comparable to that of more stereo…
Kate Taylor
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Homicides in Mexico have reached a grisly milestone
The Zetas, who broke from the Gulf cartel to form their own criminal organization, have been behind…
Christopher Woody
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Killings of black men by white people are the most likely to be considered 'justifiable homicides'
The report puts white-on-black, justifiable homicides that have made recent headlines into stark pe…
Leanna Garfield
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Homicides in Mexico fell in October, but the deadly trend is clear to see
Home to the once idyllic resort city of Acapulco, Guerrero has long been a major production area an…
Christopher Woody
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Teen suicides now outnumber homicides - and there's a terrifying reason why
In her recent piece, Twenge cites research that found 27% of eighth-graders who frequently use soci…
Chris Weller
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Mexico had its most homicides in decades in 2017 - and 2018 is off to a gruesome start
Femicides, the killing of women for reasons related to gender, have also increased, according to st…
Christopher Woody
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Homicides have hit a new high in Mexico - but that's not the only sign of growing insecurity
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has faced mounting criticism over crime rates that have steadi…
Christopher Woody
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The 20 Most Homicidal Countries In The World
Worldwide in 2012, there were 475,000 murder victims, 60% of whom were males between 15 and 44…
Natasha Bertrand
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Mexican homicides have reached a new high, and an alarming trend is developing
Violence in Guerrero has become widespread; the state's homicide rate in August reached 41.36 per 1…
Christopher Woody
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Four major US cities are seeing a surge in homicides - but not for the reasons you might think
If the lower homicide rates in New York and Los Angeles are any indication of the success of these …
David Choi
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The number of homicides of transgender people this year has reached 'crisis' levels
1.4% of all African-Americans age 12 and older were the victims of violent crime in 2014, compared …
Matthew Speiser
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Venezuela admits homicides soared to 60 a day in 2016, making it one of most violent countries in the world
According to a UNICEF report published in late 2014, homicide is the leading cause of death among y…
Christopher Woody
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Homicides are on the rise in Mexico after years of decline, and it's the result of a new criminal dynamic
In that state, the Sinaloa cartel and the Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG), generally considere…
Christopher Woody
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Mexico's bloodshed keeps getting worse - homicides hit a new high for the 3rd month in a row
It's thought regional groups, including the Guerreros Unidos gang involved in the disappearance of …
Christopher Woody
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The US is militarizing its schools and day cares because its gun violence rates are comparable to failed countries and war zones
The response to these incidents is becoming more militarized, as well; daycares have active shooter…
Ellen Ioanes,Ellen Ioanes
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This Map Shows Which States Have More Deaths By Homicides And Which Have More Deaths By Accident
Data visualization whiz Seth Kadish of the excellent Vizual Statistix Tumblr used CDC data to figur…
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Mexican officials are reportedly cooking the books to distort crime rates in the country
Patrick also found in one case that criminal threats, accidental homicides, and intentional homicid…
Christopher Woody
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Philadelphia mayor scolds Trump over claims about the city's murder rate
Trump made support for law-enforcement officers a key part of his campaign platform. That message h…
Bryan Logan
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Switzerland has a stunningly high rate of gun ownership -here's why they don't have mass shootings
The National Rifle Association (NRA) often mentions Switzerland as an example of why more rules on …
Hilary Brueck
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How Japan's Murder Rate Got To Be So Incredibly Low
The country's homicide rate is associated with a stable and prosperous society with low inequality …