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Is
Media Coveage related to the amount of crime?
Is
there six times as much crime in Indianapolis
as in Chicago?
PERCENTAGE
OF NEWS COVERAGE DEVOTED TO CRIME BY CITY
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New
York
City
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Austin,
Texas
|
Los
Angeles
|
Miami
Fla
|
Eugene
Oregon
|
Syracuse
NY
|
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27.2%
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27.2%
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28.3%
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21.7%
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18.0%
|
17.6%%
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Indianapolis
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Chicago
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36.7%
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6.8%
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One quarter of all
TV shows are related to crime
Since 1953, more
than 36% of all prime time TV shows were related to law and crime
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