Crime Rate Comparison: San Francisco Vs. New York
I saw this the other day and found it pretty surprising:
Crime Rate Comparison: San Francisco Vs. New York
It really does clash with the stereotypes of New York.
On the other hand, I never realized how dangerous Houston was:
Yipes!
May 23rd, 2006 at 1:10 pm
What is the y-axis? margin of error?
July 28th, 2006 at 11:44 am
Things You Probably Didn’t Know…
(Hat tip: Burbed)……
July 28th, 2006 at 12:03 pm
Latest 2004 Crimes per 100,000 People:
San Francisco, CA New York, NY National
Murder: 11.6 7 5.5
Forcible Rape: 19.99 17.63 32.2
Robbery: 399.9 300.9 136.7
Aggravated Assault: 325.6 361.9 291.1
Burglary: 801.9 322.2 729.9
Larceny Theft: 2855.4 1530.8 2365.9
Vehicle Theft: 1060.2 260.1 421.3
April 19th, 2007 at 9:46 pm
There’s no margin of error, as it is the entire population under question, not a sample. In other words, they are not statistical samples, they are population parameters…
April 20th, 2007 at 12:24 am
Good point.
November 18th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
[...] Mayor Newsom aren’t particularly effective, since our murder rates are now worse than LA and frighteningly worse than NYC, as this graphic from Burbed [...]
November 20th, 2007 at 10:06 am
But the formula is as follows Formula used for chart: ((Crimes Reported) / (Population)) X 100,000)
So if i compare Oakland and Compton it says Oakland is worse however Oakland has triple the population of Compton so its not accurate at all!