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Matthew Yglesias

Story playing out in France of a police killing, widespread outrage, many protests, some riots, etc is obviously reminiscent of the US but one big difference — French homicide rate of 1.35/100,000 is lower than the safest American state (Maine, 1.6/100k)

6:37 AM · Jul 2, 2023

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Marseilles, a poor city with high crime by French standards had 32 murders last year and 861,000 residents which is so low you can’t even compare it to an American city — it’s about the homicide rate of Nebraska or New Jersey.

Does the French city of Marseille deserve its 'dangerous' reputation?

After another spate of drug-related homicides in Marseille, many are wondering how dangerous France's port city on the Mediterranean really is.

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This dramatically greater lethality of interpersonal violence in the United States is an important driver of the US-European life expectancy gap and is relevant for differences related to housing, transit use, etc

Tackling America's weirdly short life expectancy should be a priority

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It’s because they don’t have any red states

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Stricter gun laws probably does explain a lot of it.

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