Title: The World’s Most Murderous Places, And Other Lessons From A Killer Map
Headings: The World’s Most Murderous Places, And Other Lessons From A Killer Map
The World’s Most Murderous Places, And Other Lessons From A Killer Map
Some cities in Colombia and Brazil are deadlier than war-torn countries, according to a new interactive map of the world’s murders.
Why Some Cities Have More Murders
How To Reduce The Murder Rate
The Problems With Killer Data

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In the U.S. Muggah says the picture is similar. “ About 0.5% of people generally account for up to 75% of homicidal violence in New York and other U.S. cities.” Last year, The New York Times used data from the New York Police Department to assemble an i nteractive map of murders in the five boroughs. In the 73rd Precinct in Brooklyn, the borough with the most homicides at 2013, 31 people were murdered. How the U.S. appears on the Homicide Monitor
How To Reduce The Murder Rate
Homicide rates have dropped by 40% In North America and Western Europe over the past two decades. “ Explanations range from improvements in law enforcement to reductions in family size and improvements in social welfare,” says Muggah. Some have pointed to the effect that desegregation and immigration can have on reducing neighborhood violence. City planners and private investors must avoid the temptation to reproduce gated communities and cities of walls. Concentrating prevention efforts on high-risk populations and their communities can be extremely effective in reducing violence. For that reason, so-called “hot spot” policing and better justice systems, combined with community initiatives, have helped to reduce violence in many parts of the world.