aeppelcyning@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agoAs U.S. Guns Pour Into Canada, the Bodies Pile Uparchive.isexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkAs U.S. Guns Pour Into Canada, the Bodies Pile Uparchive.isaeppelcyning@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square4linkfedilink
minus-squareunknownuserunknownlocation@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoMaybe not bodies piling up, but that’s almost a 30% increase per capita, which is pretty significant.
minus-squareQuilotoa@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months agoStill, it doesn’t take into account the per captia as the population has increased greatly in that time period. It also compares with the lowest decade of homicide by guns in a long time. Per capita, the 1970s were higher.
minus-squareOmgpwnies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoPer capita is by definition adjusting for population change. It literally means “per person”.
Maybe not bodies piling up, but that’s almost a 30% increase per capita, which is pretty significant.
Still, it doesn’t take into account the per captia as the population has increased greatly in that time period. It also compares with the lowest decade of homicide by guns in a long time. Per capita, the 1970s were higher.
Per capita is by definition adjusting for population change. It literally means “per person”.