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earscoolbreeze t1_irh5hp8 wrote

Is the population number low or is it me? I see it listed as around 180k but thought the city in 2021 wiuld have been closer to 200k. Probably not a massive shift in the calculation, but odd that its off.

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albalfa t1_irhbc8t wrote

The 2020 census has Worcester at 206,518. Estimates are that today it's between 211 and 212,000.

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earscoolbreeze t1_irhdywa wrote

Thanks for the hard numbers. I was being lazy but knew it was north of 200k. Regardless its not 180k, and if the violent crime numbers are accurate this would shift where Worcester ranks. Assuming they are right on the other cities. Its all just odd to me.

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MassInsider OP t1_irk03yy wrote

FBI provided population estimates. I wasn't about to reconfigure the data they provided. I don't know why they provided pre-census number, but they did. It is noted in the piece before the stats begin.

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earscoolbreeze t1_irkete8 wrote

Oh sure I would not expect you to adjust the numbers, just noting its off. I missed that they noted it, was just skimming.

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