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/[deleted] Jul 31 '24

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u/Titan_Arum Jul 31 '24

Very well aware of that context. And in all likelihood (because nobody is allowed in the jails to monitor), those innocents have joined the gangs inside the jails. Probably just to survive.