The numbers of homicides in five states and five Canadian provinces for the years 1997 and 2009 were:

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 nation 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 2009 for each state and each province. Which states and provinces had the largest increase and decrease? Which nation seems to have the largest change in homicide rates? Summarize your results in a paragraph.

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1997 2009 Homicides Population Population State Homicides 319 34 323 1328 1972 New Jersey 338 52 426 1327 2579 8,708,000 2,852,000 4,139,000 19,439,000 32,268,000 lowa Alabama 4,709,000 24,782,000 36,962,000 Техas California