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Structural drivers of violence

Structural drivers such as poverty, segregation, educational and employment gaps, and neighborhood disadvantage contribute to higher violence rates.

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Jan 11, 2026
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What do statistics say about religiously motivated violence compared to other causes?

Statistics show religiously motivated violence is a measurable and rising concern in many regions — with Pew reporting growing religion-related hostilities and killings in dozens of countries — but wh...

Jan 20, 2026
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What specific indicators do scholars use to declare a civil war has begun?

Scholars do not declare civil war on intuition but by a set of measurable indicators: a violence threshold (commonly 1,000 battle‑related deaths per year in a country), the presence of organized armed...

Jan 24, 2026

Black violence at all time highs

Claims that are not supported by available national crime data: violent crime and homicides have declined sharply in recent years, with showing large drops nationally . At the same time, long‑standing...

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