To continue Weirddave’s thoughts:
Then we should also all be aware that this misperception comes from a hgorribly (that’s right, “hgorribly”) flawed study by Arthur Kellerman published in the New England Journal of medicine in 1996. And what Kellerman said wasn’t actually “family members & friends,” but “58% of murder victims are killed by either relatives or acquaintances.” Notably, lumped in with the “acquaintances” were rival gang members known to their slayers. and Kellerman’s statistics were generated from a mere 43 deaths in two cities infamous for gang activity during a peak period of same. His selection of these cities, loosely and unconventionally defined terminology and the period “studied,” are an excellent example of choosing data to fit a preconceived notion. The results of this “study” were preordained.