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		jki275 on June 26, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why the US military usually punishes misconduct bu... Months without a single murder? Which months? Some historical data -- 2019 average just under one murder per day, 2020 is over one murder per day and up significantly from 2019 so far: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statist...

freen on June 29, 2020 | [–]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/20/nyregion/east-new-york-pr...

wrycoder on June 28, 2020 | [–]

More like one every three days in 2019.

jki275 on June 28, 2020 | [–]

319 is not one every three days. It's technically .87 per day if you want to be precise.

pmiller2 on June 28, 2020 | | | [–]

Or, a little over 5 every 6 days.

jki275 on June 29, 2020 | | | [–]

that's certainly another way to put it.

wrycoder on June 30, 2020 | | | [–]

Thanks, I read it wrong!

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