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Per-capita homicide rates in medieval Europe were at least ten times higher than in modern Europe.

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Is it true that Per-capita homicide rates in medieval Europe were at least ten times higher than in modern Europe?

Yes. One data source reports that in the 13th and 14th centuries homicide rates across Western Europe exceeded 10 murders per 100,000 people a year, while the modern rate is around 1 per 100,000 — roughly a tenfold or greater decline. A scholarly chapter cautions that medieval records are too spotty to measure historical violence rates accurately, so the comparison rests on contested estimates.

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Homicide rates have declined dramatically over the centuries | Our World in Data
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Homicide rates have declined dramatically over the centuries | Our World in Data. (n.d.). ourworldindata.org. https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/homicide-rates-have-declined-dramatically-over-the-centuries

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