Income inequality (still) rules in explaining variations in homicide rates
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In cross-sectional analyses at various scales, income inequality has proven to be a consistent, and often the strongest, predictor of homicide rates (LaFree 1999; Daly et al. 2001; Messner et al. 2002; Fajnzylber et al. 2002; Jacobs & Richardson 2008; Wilkinson & Pickett 2009). Nevertheless, many analysts question its relevance, including Nisbett & Cohen (1996), Neumayer (2003), Pridemore (2008), and Minkov (2009). Here I refute these authors’ critiques and counterclaims.
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