How many murders were ther in the US in 2005?

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How many murders were ther in the US in 2005?

2006-07-25 20:12:02 · 2 answers · asked by velocity_pig 1 in Social Science ➔ Sociology

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FBI statistics are only available for cities and towns over 100,000 people. According ot the data on http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/2005preliminary/05table4.htm
There were 8,927 murders in 2005, an increase from 7,525 in 2004.

The most murders were in New York in 2004: 570. That seems like a lot. Almost 2 a day. I may be over reacting. Aren't guns illegal in New York?

;-D Of course in some places murder is against the law, so there are not as many murders in those places. I think we should pass more laws.

2006-07-25 20:41:21 · answer #1 · answered by China Jon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Too many to count!

2006-07-26 03:20:43 · answer #2 · answered by Daisie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋