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		janalsncm on March 29, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Traffic jams, AirTags and GPS darts are ways NY, N... Singapore has 6 million and an order of magnitude less crime. Their murder rate is 30-40x lower.

locopati on March 30, 2024 [–]

30-40x murder rate is wildly incorrect. According to 2022 stats I found, Singapore had 7 murders for a pop of 5.6mil (1.25/mil) and NYC had 30 for a pop of 8mil (3.75/mil)... that's 3x.

Maybe that's just fewer guns and better mental health supports (whether official or cultural).

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