Thirtyone victims werekilled by strangers

Thirty-one victims werekilled by strangers.For homicides involving black victims for which the circumstancescouldbe identified, 56 percent (166 out of 298) were not related to thecommission of any other felony. Ofthese,6,383 (86 percent) were male, and 1,041 (14 percent) were female.Genderwas not recorded for 1 victim.The homicide rate for black victims in the United States was 20.27 per100,000. In comparison, the overall national homicide rate was 5.38per100,000 and the national homicide rate for whites was 3.14 per100,000.For homicides in which the weapon used could be identified, 82 percentof black victims (5,722 out of 6,942) were killed with guns. Of these,79 percent (4,501 victims) were killed with handguns. There were 671victims killed with knives or other cutting instruments, 258 victimskilled by bodily force, and 175 victims killed by a blunt object.For homicides in which the victim to offender relationship could beidentified, 74 percent of black victims (2,607 out of 3,502) weremurdered by someone they knew. Eight hundred ninety-five victims werekilled by strangers.For homicides involving black victims for which the circumstancescouldbe identified, 69 percent (3,081 out of 4,490) were not related to thecommission of any other felony.

Of these, 56 percent (1,721 homicides)involved arguments between the victim and the offender. Twelve percent(377 homicides) were reported to be gang-related. Forty-four percentofthese (167 homicides) were in California, which may be in part due tomore comprehensive reporting. In California, 45 percent of non-felonyrelated homicides were reported to be gang-related.The Violence Policy Center is a national educational organization working tostop gun death and injury in America.For more information, please visit http:// Policy CenterMandy Wimmer, Communications Associate of the Violence Policy Center,1-202-822-8200 x110, .

) The season is just four games old for the Maple Leafs, and they are still winless at 0-3-1. Brian Burke acquired the likes of Mike Komisarek, Colton Orr, Francois Beauchemin, and Jonas Gustavsson in the off-season. In four games, Francois Beauchemin is the only new Maple Leaf that has been struggling. In fact, he is a minus 5. Every other new Maple Leaf is a minus 1. Another new Maple Leaf will hit the ice in November, as Phil Kessel is expected to boost the Maple Leafs’ lineup. So, if all the new Maple Leafs are playing alright, with the exception of Francois Beauchemin, then why don’t the Leafs have a win Jonas Gustavsson, their best goalie so far, is now injured for the next week meaning that Vesa Toskala, who is sporting a 4.97 GAA in three games, will have to take over. Is it the veteran Maple Leafs that are not playing up to expectations Well that’s a toss up because there are four Maple Leaf players that have a plus-minus better than even: White - 4Grabovski - 3Hagman - 3Ponikarovsky - 3 However, while plus-minus may be the best stat to look at when debating this topic, you still need to look at their offensive stats as well. Beauchemin, who is a minus 5, still has two assists in those four games, which isn’t that bad at all considering that he is a defenseman. Komisarek has gone pointless in four games, and is a minus 1 Kaberle has three assists. The above statistics do not lie. In general, all Maple Leaf players have played the same. So if you cannot blame the Maple Leafs winless record on the players, than who can it be blamed on A lot of people are still believers that Ron Wilson, Rob Zettler and Tim Hunter is still the right coaching staff for the Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs, however, failed to make the playoffs last season and have begun the year winless in four games in what is believed to be a big year for them. Whenever you do a complete roster make over like Brian Burke did, you need to hire new coaches as well. Jan 26 (Reuters) - Hardline Islamist insurgents captured Somalia's parliament on Monday after Ethiopian troops completed their pullout from the Horn of Africa nation.