present-day New York City (which is considered a relatively safe city).
Relative to USA. It would easily be one of the most violent cities in Europe.
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ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Only 7 murders? The population of London was apparently about 400,000 back then so that’s half the murder rate of present day New York City (which is considered a relatively safe city). I don’t think that can be right…
Klear@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s for the greater good!
Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I’m especially doubfounded as I thought that before there was an important police force and a mature legal system, murders were far more frequent than after.
At the same time, it’s possible I’m imagining 1632 London to be more primitive than it really was.
Plagiatus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Ignoring that in 1632 it might’ve been easier for murder to go undetected, here are the numbers of present day London. It’s about 13.1 mpm, even lower than in 1632, about a third of present day New York.
www.statista.com/statistics/…/murders-in-london/
America is not really a shining example when it comes to those things…
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
New York’s murder rate (and the overall murder rate in the USA) is shaped by a history of race relations which London did not experience. A white person in New York is much less likely (and conversely a black or Hispanic person is much more likely) to be murdered than the overall murder rate for the city might lead someone to think.
GJdan@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Oh, well, carry on then.
Klear@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Username checks out.
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
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Black and Hispanic people make up 52% of the city’s population but 88% of the murder victims. The murder rate of the white and Asian population works out to approximately 8.4, so the average European tourist is not in much danger here.
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s a lot harder to murder somebody when you actually have to stab them or beat their head in with something.