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Causes of Death in London (1623) (mander.xyz)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Only 7 murders? The population of London was apparently about 400,000 back then so that's less than 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...

1632 London: 7 / 400,000 = 17.5 murders per million people

2023 New York: 312 / 8,258,000 = 37.8 murders per million people

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

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.