That’s very interesting about the white / black / Hispanic differences, New Centrist and Joseph. In that case (given we agree that race may be correlated with higher murder rates but doesn’t ever cause murder) I’d be inclined to ask questions about murder rates in rural / urban settings within those states. Urban life brings friction as well as the affront of inequality. I can’t go looking myself at the moment (nor give this interesting thread nearly the attention it deserves). Thank you all for your comments – please carry on.
(Hope you’re well, N.C.)