This figure is flowing around Twitter recently: The usual commentary is simply to notice the Y axis. Chicago men having a homicide rate of 900, and those in England and Wales of 30. That's 30x. Asking around, no one could provide me with the direct source, neither for The Economist, nor the scientific source -- Daly and Wilson, yes, but which publication?
The 30x (actually 25x) problem
The 30x (actually 25x) problem
The 30x (actually 25x) problem
This figure is flowing around Twitter recently: The usual commentary is simply to notice the Y axis. Chicago men having a homicide rate of 900, and those in England and Wales of 30. That's 30x. Asking around, no one could provide me with the direct source, neither for The Economist, nor the scientific source -- Daly and Wilson, yes, but which publication?