Washington | Before moving to Washington to take up my posting, a contact on the ground suggested I consult the city’s online homicide map before choosing a place to live.
It was hardly the kind of advice to instil confidence and calm about moving to a foreign city for a new job. And it only compounded the fears that can arise from afar – with gun-toting rights built into the constitution, and kids doing active shooter drills at school – of a fractious American society plagued by violent crime.
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