> Someone more knowledgeable than me, such as Mr. Avidor, could probably cite > the disparity there is between homicides that occur in Minneapolis and > deaths by auto accidents.
Figures are available via the Minnesota Dept. of Health website. Latest numbers online are from 2000: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/00annsum/index.htm On page 30 of the "Mortality" section there is a column for the city of Minneapolis. It lists deaths under "Motor Vehicle Accidents" as 32, under "Homicide" as 37. In comparison, suicides were 49, diabetes 104, HIV/AIDS 29, all varieties of cancer 653, all items under heart/cardiovascular disease 873. "Falls" accounted for 54. All deaths for the year, 2989. Again, these are the numbers broken out for the city of Mpls. You can view them all online in a PDF file linked from the address above under "Mortality". (City of Mpls. population in the 2000 census: 382618) Other pages in the report give more perspective; for example, statewide the motor vehicle deaths really concentrate among younger people (under 25). Presenting the numbers with no further comment... --Charles Gimon Waite Park _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
