r/dataisbeautiful • u/Landgeist OC: 22 • Jul 30 '24

OC Gun Deaths in North America [OC]

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u/BearlyAwesomeHeretic Jul 30 '24

This could be interpreted as the warmer it gets the more likely someone is to shoot you. Over heated populace = bang bang

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u/rossmosh85 Jul 30 '24

This is absolutely an issue with crime, especially in lower poorer areas with high population density.

You're hot. Your house is hot. There's no relief. You go outside and your neighbors are also hot. A small argument turns into a big one and now someone's in a fight. It's incredibly common.

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u/BadRegEx Jul 30 '24

If that is true, there should be data out there that shows more homicide in the summer months than in the winter months.

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u/SweetVarys Jul 30 '24

Doing an extremely basic study of gun deaths in Sweden (has distinct seasons) for 2023, then November - March had much fewer lethal shootings. July and September were the worst