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Homicide no longer a top cause of death in U.S.

By Dan8267   Follow   Sat, 23 Jun 2012, 11:12am   516 views   2 comments
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Crime rates have been falling for decades, fueled by a range of social, demographic and law enforcement factors, but the just-released death figures from the National Center for Health Statistics underscore the decline.

http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/11/10099795-homicide-no-longer-a-top-cause-of-death-in-us

Data from the CDC

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1. YesYNot Follow Befriend (2) 15 threads 430 comments Reston, VA

   1   1:30pm Sat 23 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   cool graphic.

2. Vicente Follow Befriend (8) 204 threads 4,416 comments Davis, CA

   2   10:34pm Sat 23 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   It was never a "top cause". Typical inflammatory garbage headline. Dropped below #15 just doesn't sell! We are selecting against unchecked aggression in our species, I expect it to continue to drop.