Definition: In this task, you will use your knowledge about language (and common sense) to determine what element the marked number refers to. The numbers are marked with two underlines around them, like: _ number _. Your answer should be chosen from the given text, and should not contain other words.
Input: Sheriff Spencer:  In the last six months , seven people have killed _ twenty _ - two . Per capita , that 's higher than the combined homicide rate of Detroit , D.C. , and Los Angeles . This town is not any of those places .

people