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Originally posted by Donut:
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Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
We always hear about the high US crime rates. However, it appears we fare better than some developed nations.
[From Interpol's Crime Statistics]
CRIME RATES PER 100,000 Population:
Murder:
US 5.61
UK 1.63 (gun control deters murder it seems)
Japan 1.05
S. Africa 114.84
Sweden 10.01
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Timber - is this going to one of those threads where you start a circular argument the bemoan the fact that it goes in a circle? [/QUOTE]Gun controle *is* a factor to be sure - but there are others.
For example, there is no '3 strikes and your out' policy and there's no death penalty in the UK. So robbers are not likely to kill to avoid their fourth conviction, and 'murderers on the run' are less likely to kill to avoid capture...