Archive for the ‘Death + Crime’ Category
Dying by the Numbers in Europe
24, Feb 2010Who Dies of What in Europe Before the Age of 65
Elodie Cayotte and Hartmut Buchow, Eurostat (2009)
On the heels of last week’s post about mortality rates in New York City, comes this hot hot hot report on how Europeans are dying. Special thanks to my good friend Gauti for sending it along.
The usual postmortem causing [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + Crime| Death + the Law
- Tags: statistics, video
Dying by the Numbers in New York City
18, Feb 2010In the City’s Vital Statistics, so Many Ways to Die by Accident
Al Baker, New York Times (February 15, 2010)
Summary of Vital Statistics 2008
Bureau of Vital Statistics, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (January 2010)
‘Tis the Season for Annual Reports on Mortality Statistics. The City of New York has now released its [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + Crime| Death + the Law
- Tags: insurance, statistics, video
Venezuelan Bone Thugs-N-Burglary
12, Dec 2009 In Venezuela, Even Death May Not Bring Peace
Simon Romero, New York Times (December 10, 2009)
Caracas, Venezuela, has long had a bad reputation when it comes to crime: murder, robbery and kidnapping are commonplace ills, as well as crooked cops who cover things up. Criminals are increasingly targeting a new pool of victims — the [...]
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Death + Crime
- Tags: corpse abuse, religion
Vote or Die… or, “and”
3, Nov 2009 Episode 20: This Ungainly Fowl
Nate DiMeo, The Memory Palace (October 16, 2009)
In honor of Election Day in the United States and in roundabout follow-up to Edgar Allan Poe’s century-late funeral, check out this recent podcast from Nate DiMeo of The Memory Palace.
Nate describes the circumstances surrounding Poe’s mysterious death, who was found in the [...]
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Death + Crime
- Tags: celebrity death, mysterious deaths