![]() ![]() According to one estimate, at least 99,000 people died violently in armed conflicts in 2016 (the most recent year for which data is available), a significant decline from the estimated 143,000 people killed in 2014. It is difficult, then, to appreciate the full scale of violent deaths around the world, much less in cities. In some of the most conflict-, terrorist- and crime-prone countries and cities, there may be no data collection systems in place at all. Part of the problem is that there are few people or institutions actually keeping track of the dead. While a proper accounting of the human toll of organized violence is critical to achieving justice and stability, it is a tricky endeavor. ![]() Paraphrasing the Greek dramatist Aeschylus, in war, terrorism and crime, truth is the first casualty. Originally published on the Small Wars Journal The Tricky Business of Counting the Costs of Armed Conflict in Cities ![]()
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