per-capita-terrorism1968-2008.pdf |
When news came out in regards to the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015, I had a discussion with a friend who was under the impression that the world was experiencing an increase in terrorist activity. I had doubts about the validity of his statement, as many factors could make it seem as though this was happening, mainly increased media coverage of world events and how per-capita terrorism statistics compared, after considering world population growth. I have found plenty of information to back up my argument, but I must confess it is a bit outdated, and his statement has a level of truth to it, in light of recent studies. We just need time to sort out our current situation and analyze the data. Nonetheless, I found some research by a few statisticians who claim that terrorism has not increased when per capita populations are taken into account. Below is a link to download a PDF of the article.
My real point is not about terrorism, but it's about how off-target the American public is when it comes to various threats. Terrorism is a threat that could grow to extreme proportions (in the case of a world war), but it is currently only a blip on the radar, compared to other things that threaten our existence.
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Snow Dog
5/26/2016 03:43:17 am
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