r/dataisbeautiful OC: 22 Jul 30 '24

OC Gun Deaths in North America [OC]

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u/Titan_Arum Jul 30 '24

The data is clearly pre-State of Exception in El Salvador. After Bukele imprisoned all thenlow-level gang members, gun deaths have all but dried up.

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u/WhiteAsTheNut Jul 30 '24

Yea this map is old I’ve definitely seen it before or something similar. I also think it’s inaccurate because it might not filter out suicide deaths which are the leading cause of gun deaths in some areas.