• Quilotoa@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    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.

    • Omgpwnies@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Per capita is by definition adjusting for population change. It literally means “per person”.