Re: violence...

Y2k0@aol.com
Fri, 24 Sep 1999 23:17:52 EDT

In a message dated 9/22/99 11:17:42 PM Central Daylight Time, retroman@turbont.net (Mike Lorrey) writes:

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Crime is at least ten times higher in Massachusetts than in in New Hampshire, despite nearly equal population densities.

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This is incorrect. According to Encarta (www.encarta.msn.com) the area of New Hampshire is 9283 square miles. The area of Mass is 9241 square miles, or virtually the same. However the population of NH is only 1,172,709 (1997 est) and the population of Mass is 6,117,520. Therefore the population density for NH is 126.32 ppsm, for Mass. 661.99. This is quite a significant difference.