Murder By the Numbers

There are 3,007 counties in America.

If you take 5-percent of these....the bulk of all murders in America (roughly 57-percent) occur in that group (figure around 150 counties).

An odd statistic?  That means that from the other 95-percent (2,890 counties roughly).....have only 43-percent of the murders. 

Why? 

No one can clearly say.....other than urbanized living probably having more to do with the higher number.  So this means that if you live in an urbanized county area.....you have a higher chance of getting murdered?  Yes.

Here's the other funny fact.....in roughly 14 counties in Alabama...your chances are a bit higher of being murdered.  The other 50-odd counties?  Fairly less chance of being murdered. 

Urbanization is the driving reason for more murders?  Maybe.