Who saw the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report chart or some such posted by a person who likes business suits this morning?

Did you understand it? At first glance it would appear that the numbers of murders and firearms murders are extremely low, especially for southern states. For example it appears to show that there was only one murder in the whole state of Florida in 2019. That can’t really be what the FBI is saying. Is that what our business suit friend thinks it’s saying?

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windinhishair · 61-69, M

The Suit blocked me years ago for proving them wrong, so I can't see it, but I have no doubt it doesn't say what they claim it does.

Theyitis · 36-40, M

@windinhishair Here you go, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report, so he says:

Theyitis · 36-40, M

@windinhishair It supposedly proves that Louisiana is the only red state with more gun deaths per capita than California.

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@Theyitis These look like raw data, not per capita. And without even looking up state populations, it is apparent that many states have a higher per capita gun death rate than California.

Theyitis · 36-40, M

@windinhishair Oh yeah, they are raw data. He said look up the states’ populations on your own to figure out the per capita gun death rate. He says California is still the “leader of the pack”.

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@Theyitis He is wrong. As usual.

Theyitis · 36-40, M

@windinhishair Also, I think he finally explained that states like Alabama and Florida have extremely low numbers because they didn’t report, and that the numerical superscript by the states’ names shows that.

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@Theyitis If that is the case, you can always go back to previous years when they did report, and see that those states much higher in gun deaths.