Some More Perspective
by Anonymous at 1/30/2004 02:15:00 PM
These are not a fair comparisons for a number of reasons (Urban vs. Rural Distribution, Uncounted illegal immigrants, Military action and Warzone living vs. Just living a normal life etc, etc) and isn't apples to apples and isn't intended to be. I am merely posting it so those who are interested can get a relative idea of how bad, bad is...
California: Murders in 2000 - 2079 Auto Fatalities 3753 Population in 2000 : 33,871,648 Area 403907 sq. Km
Texas: : Murders in 2000 - 1238 Auto Fatalities 3769 Population in2000 : 21,325,018 Area 678054 sq, Km
Iraq : Deaths in the War: 500+ 130,000 Troops in Iraq (as of Nov 2003) Total Population of Iraq (2003) 24,683,313 Area 437072 sq. km
If war deaths are extrapolated to 12 months, deaths would be at around 625 for a year of occupation (this is probably a little high because it counts the initial fatalities of the invasion plus those that occurred during occupation)
from April to Aug 2003, 2,846 violent deaths were recorded by the Baghdad city morgue. 1,519 of which are probably the result of the American invasion of that city. Bagdad's Population is 5.6 Million
L.A. has a population of 3.7 Million (2003) and had 545 slaying in 2001. (Couldn't find a more recent number so take this as appoximate per population)
D-Day in World War II (First Real battle to Liberate France ) Saw the deployment of 130,000 men (estimated) and had an estimated 3000 men dead in 6 Days.
Vietnam War: 1.6 Million Combat Troops were deployed over 10 Years with a peak of 543,482 in 1969. Hostile deaths: 47,359
Non-hostile deaths: 10,797
Total: 58,156 (including men formerly classified as MIA and Mayaguez casualties).
Every life lost is one to be mourned. That doesn't always mean it was lost in vain.
Sources:
http://www.car-accidents.com/pages/stats/2000_by_state.html
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/iz.html
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/
http://www.warchronicle.com/numbers/WWII/ddaycasualtyest.htm
http://www.warchronicle.com/numbers/WWII/ddaynumbers.htm
http://www.iraqbodycount.net/ibc23sep03.htm
http://www.safestreetsdc.com/subpages/murdercap.html
http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2003/030411-baghdad01.htm
http://losangeles.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm
http://www.streetgangs.com/topics/2001/010300crimeup.html
California: Murders in 2000 - 2079 Auto Fatalities 3753 Population in 2000 : 33,871,648 Area 403907 sq. Km
Texas: : Murders in 2000 - 1238 Auto Fatalities 3769 Population in2000 : 21,325,018 Area 678054 sq, Km
Iraq : Deaths in the War: 500+ 130,000 Troops in Iraq (as of Nov 2003) Total Population of Iraq (2003) 24,683,313 Area 437072 sq. km
If war deaths are extrapolated to 12 months, deaths would be at around 625 for a year of occupation (this is probably a little high because it counts the initial fatalities of the invasion plus those that occurred during occupation)
from April to Aug 2003, 2,846 violent deaths were recorded by the Baghdad city morgue. 1,519 of which are probably the result of the American invasion of that city. Bagdad's Population is 5.6 Million
L.A. has a population of 3.7 Million (2003) and had 545 slaying in 2001. (Couldn't find a more recent number so take this as appoximate per population)
D-Day in World War II (First Real battle to Liberate France ) Saw the deployment of 130,000 men (estimated) and had an estimated 3000 men dead in 6 Days.
Vietnam War: 1.6 Million Combat Troops were deployed over 10 Years with a peak of 543,482 in 1969. Hostile deaths: 47,359
Non-hostile deaths: 10,797
Total: 58,156 (including men formerly classified as MIA and Mayaguez casualties).
Every life lost is one to be mourned. That doesn't always mean it was lost in vain.
Sources:
http://www.car-accidents.com/pages/stats/2000_by_state.html
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/iz.html
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/
http://www.warchronicle.com/numbers/WWII/ddaycasualtyest.htm
http://www.warchronicle.com/numbers/WWII/ddaynumbers.htm
http://www.iraqbodycount.net/ibc23sep03.htm
http://www.safestreetsdc.com/subpages/murdercap.html
http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2003/030411-baghdad01.htm
http://losangeles.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm
http://www.streetgangs.com/topics/2001/010300crimeup.html
