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NO, you are misconstruing the meaning of 'rate' as it applies to statistics. It has nothing to do with velocity, faster or slower.

At this point you really need to ask yourself why rate and per capita are used in the topic under discussion, as well as in so many studies in economics and sociology.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6391295/

Variation in Rates of Fatal Police Shootings across US States: the Role of Firearm Availability

In the USA, law enforcement officers kill more than 1000 civilians annually. The rate of killings by US police is higher than in other developed nations: 4 times the rate in Canada, 22 times the rate in Australia, 40 times the rate in Germany, and 125 times the rate in England/Wales [1].