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And that’s with the massive population difference between the two states AND the number of population centers in each state.
homicide rate generally means normalized for population, so something like "1.2 homicides per 100,000 people" so the larger population doesn't usually come into play. That said, I didn't actually look up the numbers.
So it’s even worse then
No, if Arkansas had more total homicides than California that would be muuuuch worse for Arkansas given the population difference.