Interesting Comparison
16 November 2006, 10:03 PM
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Interesting Comparison
Interesting comparison
If you consider that there has been an average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq theatre of operations during the last 22 months, and a total of 2,112 deaths, it translates into a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000 soldiers.
The death from gunshot rate in Washington D.C. is 80.6 per 100,000 for the same period. That means that a person is about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in the U.S. capital (which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation), than in Iraq.
Conclusion: The U.S. should pull out of Washington.
If you consider that there has been an average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq theatre of operations during the last 22 months, and a total of 2,112 deaths, it translates into a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000 soldiers.
The death from gunshot rate in Washington D.C. is 80.6 per 100,000 for the same period. That means that a person is about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in the U.S. capital (which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation), than in Iraq.
Conclusion: The U.S. should pull out of Washington.
17 November 2006, 08:11 AM
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That actually surprised me, I thought the rate in Washington would be higher.
I bet if you do the same calculation for Detroit you'd be into three figures
I bet if you do the same calculation for Detroit you'd be into three figures
17 November 2006, 05:21 PM
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This post got me thinking.
It's a hoax I think. . .
Original calculations
100000/160000*100 = 62.5%
2112 *0.625 = 1320
1320 / 22 = 60 deaths per month
total friendly troop in Iraq
I'm not sure where the 2112 came from - After looking about the
I make it 1802 over a 24 month period (2004-2005):
1802*0.625= 1126
1126/24 = 47 DMP
I just can't get the Washington DC figures to add up.
If 80.6 (out of 100,000) people die a month due to fire-arms, that's almost a 1% chance you'll die over a one year period due to a gun related crime. Please verify where you got that figure from.
It's a hoax I think. . .
Original calculations
100000/160000*100 = 62.5%
2112 *0.625 = 1320
1320 / 22 = 60 deaths per month
total friendly troop in Iraq
I'm not sure where the 2112 came from - After looking about the
I make it 1802 over a 24 month period (2004-2005):
1802*0.625= 1126
1126/24 = 47 DMP
I just can't get the Washington DC figures to add up.
If 80.6 (out of 100,000) people die a month due to fire-arms, that's almost a 1% chance you'll die over a one year period due to a gun related crime. Please verify where you got that figure from.
17 November 2006, 05:28 PM
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I did read somewhere that one of the most dangerous zip codes (post code) to live in is in the one mile radius of the Whitehouse.
Given the choice I would still rather go there than Iraq
Given the choice I would still rather go there than Iraq
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