The numbers of homicides in five U.S. states and five Canadian provinces for the years 1997 and 2017 (U.S.) or 2018 (Canada) are presented in two tables. a. Calculate the homicide rate per 100,000 population for each state and each province for each year. Relatively speaking, which state and which province had the highest homicide rates in each year? Which society seems to have the higher homicide rate? Write a paragraph describing these results. 1997 2017 State Homicide Population Homicide Population New Jersey 338 8,053,000 324 9,005,644 Iowa 52 2, 852,000 79 1,875,128 Alabama 426 4,139,000 337 3,732,789 Texas 1327 19,439,000 1309 25,244,08 California 2579 32,268,000 1778 38,706,96 1997 2018 State Homicide Population Homicide Population Nova Scotia 24 936,100 11 959,942 Quebec 132 7,323,600 83 8,390,499 Ontario 178 11,387,400 266 14,322,757 Manitoba 31 1,137,900 55 1,352,154 British Columbia 116 3,997,100 89 4,991,687