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Crash losses far exceed crime losses, but news coverage doesn’t reflect disparity

April 14, 2011

Losses resulting from vehicle crashes exceed those that are linked to crime by as much as two to three times every year in Texas, but you might not know that by looking at the news headlines from day to day. In fact, not only does the volume of online exposure fail to match up proportionally to the magnitude of both issues – it doesn’t even come close. During 2009, the number of murders reported in Texas was 1,327, less than half the crash … [Read more...] about Crash losses far exceed crime losses, but news coverage doesn’t reflect disparity

Filed Under: Featured Story Tagged With: crash losses, Dr. Quinn Brackett, news

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