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Originally Posted by Thunderball
Its statistical based on population.
Say the murder rate is one per 100 000 people. (Its a high example, but whatever)
Canada has 33 million people, so there would be a statistical expectation of 330 murders.
United States has 305 million people, so there would be a statistical expectation of 3050 murders.
The US has 9.2x times the instances of murder, but the ratio is the same.
Simple enough for you?
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It's not simple enough for me, although I am kind of simple myself.
You appear to be saying that people get whacked at roughly the same rate in both countries, which is simply not true.
In 2005, 658 people were murdered in Canada, while nearly 17000 people were murdered in the States. The ratio is not the same. It's not even close.