Total numbers are meaningless. Per capita is what counts. I'm certain you know this.
600 people were murdered in Chicago. Absolute numbers matter. How can you say that it doesn’t matter?
Also what year were 600 people murdered? Not last year and certainly not this year either.
22,830 people were like in the US as a whole. Terrifying! Why don't you care?
How many were murdered in the US? Certainly far more
I also didn't say it didn't matter.