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tlvp wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 22:37:19 -0500, nospam wrote:

However, records from six states show that 17,600 people were hurt in
chases from 2004 through 2013 ‹ an average of 1,760 injuries a year
in those states, which make up 24% of the U.S. population.

I doubt that "17,600 people" can "make up 24% of the U.S. population."

That's not what that (poor) sentence says. It says the six states make
up 24% of the US population.


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