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Economy > Income distribution > Richest 10% (vs) Crime > Murders with firearms

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Crime > Murders with firearms
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18 Economy > Income distribution > Richest 10% (%) 46

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Strength of correlation (R squared): NA

X Axis Y Axis
Variable: Economy > Income distribution > Richest 10% Crime > Murders with firearms
Plot Display: Logarithmic (base 10) Logarithmic (base 10)
Definition: Share of income or consumption (%). The distribution of income is typically more unequal than the distribution of consumption. Total recorded intentional homicides committed with a firearm. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
Source: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
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