The numbers of homicides in five U. S. states and five Canadian provinces for the years 1997 and 2017 (U. S.) or 2018 (Canada) are presented in two tables.
a. Calculate the homicide rate per 100,000 population for each state and each province for each
year. Relatively speaking, which state and which province had the highest homicide rates in
each year? Which society seems to have the higher homicide rate? Write a paragraph
describing these results.
b. Using the rates you calculated in part a, calculate the percent change between 1997 and the
more recent date for each state and each province. Which states and provinces had the largest
increase and decrease? Which society seems to have the largest change in homicide rates?
Summarize your results in a paragraph.