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Trends in mass murder.

David Lester
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From 1976 to 1996, the proportion of murder incidents with 5 or more victims showed no linear trend or association with selected social indicators, e.g., birth rate, unemployment rate, and homicide rate.

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David Lester. 2002. Trends in mass murder.. https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.2002.90.3c.1122

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