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by Jim Beaux
Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:43 pm
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: The Mistake Of Only Comparing US Murder Rates To "Developed" Countries
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Re: The Mistake Of Only Comparing US Murder Rates To "Developed" Countries

Much of what is printed condemning US violent crime is malarky. US crime compares favorably with much of the world & is generally average to below average. Ive also read that it's difficult to find accurate comparisons because of the way some countries categorize crime.

Of course we only see the media publicizing gun violence- which is as biased as reporting death by boomerangs in Oz

The below link is to a study done by European Survey on Crime and Safety(EU ICS) and has an association with the UN. Interestingly I havent found a category specifically for homicide.

Read the Preface before reading the study.
The four countries with the highest overall
prevalence victimisation rates in 2004 are Ireland, England & Wales, New
Zealand and Iceland3. Other countries with comparatively high victimisation
rates are Northern Ireland, Estonia, the Netherlands, Denmark,
Mexico, Switzerland and Belgium. All these countries have overall victimisation
rates that are statistically significantly higher than the average of
the 30 participating countries. The USA, Canada, Australia and Sweden
show rates near the average.
Compared to past results, they have dropped
several places in the ranking on overall victimisation.

Check page Overall victimisation for 10 crimes p. 43 -45, Robbery & Robbery by Contact 71-75, Assaults & Threats p.81-82, Reporting of 5 Types of crime p. 110

https://www.openicpsr.org/repoFile/download/41799

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