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Figure 2.5
from Irvine at 50: A Tale of Continuity and Change
by University of California, Irvine - School of Social Ecology
University of California, Irvine, School of Social Ecology Irvine at 50: A Tale of Continuity and Change • November 1 2021
Figure 2.5
In Figure 2.5, we show the trend for homicides. Given that homicides occur quite rarely, we computed rolling 3-year averages to smooth out anomalous spikes. It does appear that there was a rise in homicides in the late 1970s. Nonetheless, since then homicides in Irvine have consistently remained at a very low level.
