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DC vs. Iraq

There have been 21 homicides so far this year in Washington, DC (MPDC). There have been 39 U.S. military fatalities in Iraq so far this year (Lunaville). So I guess it's slightly more dangerous to be a soldier in Iraq than it is to live in DC, but not by an especially large amount. You would expect a war zone to be many times more dangerous than living in the nation's capital, but it's only 86% more dangerous.

According to the Washington Post, Washington was the murder capital again in 2003 with a higher murder rate than any other big city in the United States. DC's murder rate was six times higher than that of New York City. Link to Washington Post article.

posted Wednesday, January 28, 2004