Since we’re crunching numbers, go ahead and normalize these as a percent based on number of direct bear encounters and number of direct man encounters. This will be the real numbers you care about hahaha
Already addressed this in another comment, just read the next sentence I wrote…
They’re not comparable for a variety of reasons, even if you account for population; I kept both in, with that caveat, because they make two distinct points. And my “conclusion” was really only in respect to the violent crime statistics presented.
Since we’re crunching numbers, go ahead and normalize these as a percent based on number of direct bear encounters and number of direct man encounters. This will be the real numbers you care about hahaha
Already addressed this in another comment, just read the next sentence I wrote…
They’re not comparable for a variety of reasons, even if you account for population; I kept both in, with that caveat, because they make two distinct points. And my “conclusion” was really only in respect to the violent crime statistics presented.