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Wait Wut

(8,492 posts) Fri Jan 18, 2013, 02:52 PM Jan 2013

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Child/Teen Gun Related Death Rates Per State

http://www.childrensdefense.org/child-research-data-publications/data/gun-deaths-by-state.pdf

This was surprising. Arizona, my 'adopted' state has more deaths per 100,000 than Illinois, my home state. I can guess at some of the reasons, but it still surprises me.

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Child/Teen Gun Related Death Rates Per State (Original Post) Wait Wut Jan 2013 OP

Horrific. Gives new meaning to "red states". marybourg Jan 2013 #1

A lot of blue states when you only look at homicides hack89 Jan 2013 #2

I think it may be gang related, Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #4

Where there are poor urban areas there will be a concentration of gun violence. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #5

Are you saying there are no poor urban areas in TX? Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #6

No. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #7

Interesting comparison Fumesucker Jan 2013 #3

marybourg

(12,620 posts)

1. Horrific. Gives new meaning to "red states".

Reply to Wait Wut (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 02:59 PM

Jan 2013

hack89

(39,171 posts)

2. A lot of blue states when you only look at homicides

Reply to marybourg (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 03:07 PM

Jan 2013

every state in the top 10 for suicides is a red state.

Texas is safer than California, which surprised me.

Sekhmets Daughter

(7,515 posts)

4. I think it may be gang related,

Reply to hack89 (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 03:13 PM

Jan 2013

to some extent in CA.

hack89

(39,171 posts)

5. Where there are poor urban areas there will be a concentration of gun violence. nt

Reply to Sekhmets Daughter (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 03:15 PM

Jan 2013

Sekhmets Daughter

(7,515 posts)

6. Are you saying there are no poor urban areas in TX?

Reply to hack89 (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 03:19 PM

Jan 2013

hack89

(39,171 posts)

7. No. nt

Reply to Sekhmets Daughter (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 03:20 PM

Jan 2013

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

3. Interesting comparison

Reply to Wait Wut (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 03:11 PM

Jan 2013

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