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Comment author: Douglas_Knight 28 March 2015 10:29:00PM 4 points [-]

No, the male murder excess rate is not gang-related. Why would you think so?

Comment author: knb 29 March 2015 06:38:45AM 3 points [-]

Right. According to this huffpo post less than 10% of homicides are gang-related, which makes it impossible that gang violence could explain the 10:1 (male:female) homicide offending ratio.

Comment author: V_V 29 March 2015 09:44:21AM *  0 points [-]

I was thinking that most murders are gang-related and most gang members are male, but I see that this is disputed. Unfortunately, all the sources I can find seem to take a partisan position in the gun control debate, hence I don't know.

Comment author: Izeinwinter 29 March 2015 10:46:13AM 0 points [-]

Bad prior. Gang violence is a major murder statistic, but it's pretty far from being "most". Quick googling says: "1 in 6 murders". The most common motive, at 50% is "Argument". So.. men are more likely to escalate those to homocide?

Comment author: V_V 29 March 2015 01:55:56PM 1 point [-]

Bad prior. Gang violence is a major murder statistic, but it's pretty far from being "most". Quick googling says: "1 in 6 murders".

Makes sense.

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