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2.2 In the real world there are segments and places in which homicide is the number one killer. According to the Center of Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, USA, that is the case for black men between the ages of 15 and 34. Accidents ranked second, and suicide third (15 and 24 years), while heart disease ranked third for men 24-34.

For the Rohingya of Myanmar and white farmers in South Africa, things look similarly bleak. An average of 2 homicides per 100 000 population is normal in Western Europe. The world average is about 6. Where the average reaches 20 security issues begin to dominate everyday life and conversations. Where the average reaches 40 people dream of getting out of the country. There are only a few countries where rates are higher - presently Honduras, and Venezuela belong to this unfortunate category. With a rate of 81, El Salvador is presently on top of the list. When there was a day without a murder in this country, that was seen as so newsworthy it was reported in countries as far away as New Zealand, Thailand and Russia. For young African-Americans in metropolitan areas that rate is above 100, and for white farmers in South Africa it has recently risen to 130. Extreme homicide rates indicate severe structural tensions - often race. class, and inequality related.  

*In 1994 the murder rate in Cali was 124 per 100,000 people. The mayor set up “violence observatories” where police, public-health officials, academics and concerned citizens could study crime data. This revealed that most of the city’s murders took place in drunken brawls, not in conflict between gangs, and that they were late at night a day or so after payday. Restricting alcohol sales and gun permits helped cut the homicide rate by 35% in a matter of months. Some experts believe that the only way for developing countries to curb high homicide rates on a permanent basis is systemic reform. But data-driven policing can buy the time. In 2017 Colombia announced a murder rate of 24 per 100,000 people, its lowest in 42 years. That is still high, though, and there are more problems to come.  

*In 2016 Ignacio Cano looked at 93 homicide-reduction programmes in the region, including controls on alcohol in Brazil, an advertising campaign exhorting Venezuelans to “value life”, private investigators paid to help public prosecutors in Honduras, a $400m justice reform in Mexico and mediation with criminals in Jamaica and El Salvador. Some coincided with impressive drops in murder rates—but only 16% actually tried to evaluate their impact.

== The Anthropology of Homicide ==

== Sources ==

*Hughes, Everett C. (1948) Good People - Dirty Work.

*[https://igarape.org.br/en/apps/homicide-monitor/ Igarapé Institute (2018) Homicide Monitor]

*[https://www.abolitionist.com/reprogramming/index.html Pearce, David (2009) Reprogramming Predators]

*[https://www.abolitionist.com/reprogramming/portugues/index.html Pearce, David (2009) Para um mundo sem crueldade. Reprogramar os Predadores]

== See Also ==

*[[Töten und Nicht-Töten]]