The numbers of homicides in five states and five Canadian provinces for the year
ID: 2959047 • Letter: T
Question
The numbers of homicides in five states and five Canadian provinces for the years 1997 and 2001 are as follows:
1997 2001
State Homicides Population Homicides Population
New Jersey 338 8,053,000 336 8,484,431
Iowa 52 2,852,000 50 2,923,179
Alabama 426 4,139,000 379 4,464,356
Texas 1,327 19,439,000 1,332 21,325,018
California 2,579 32,268,000 2,206 34,501,130
1997 2001
Provinces Homicides Population Homicides Population
Nova Scotia 24 936,100 9 942,900
Quebec 132 7,323,600 149 7,417,700
Ontario 178 11,387,400 170 12,068,300
Manitoba 31 1,137,900 34 1,150,800
British Colum 116 3,997,100 85 4,141,300
a) Calculate the homicide rate per 100, 000 population for each state and each province for each year. Relatively speaking, which state and which province had the highest homicide rates each year? Which society seems to have the highest homicide rate?
b) Using the rates your calculated in part a, calculate the percentage change between 1997 and 2001 for each state and each province. Which states and provinces had the largest increase and decrease? Which society seems to have the largest change in homicide rates?
Explanation / Answer
a)
relatively speaking,
States: Alabama has highest homicides rates in both 1997 and 2001 years
Provinces: British Colum has highest homicide rate in 1997 and Manitoba has highest rate in 2001
b)
from the chart,
California state has largest decrease in homicide rates comparing 1997 to 2001
whereas no state has increased homicide rate in 2001 compared to 1997
in Provinces, Quebe has highest increase in 2001 compared to 1997 and Nova Scotia has highest decrease in homicide rates.