HesAPooka said:
brendude13 said:
Kasz216 said:
brendude13 said:
Those statistics don't seem right at all. Austria, New Zealand and Canada are considered some of the safest countries on the planet.
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Don't know what to tell you... outside the fact that they are the only numbers you can find and are widely cited... over a number of years
Assuming you meant Australia instead of Austria.... and Australia is notorious for how easy it is to get into a bar fight.
Here's another one... with the UK sadly moving up the list. Canada moving down. Australia and New Zealand are off this one. Though the US isn't on there either.
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No, I meant Austria, it's highest on the first chart you posted. I don't know what to say about this one either. Sweden in 4th!? 
Maybe it's something to do with the country's definition of a violent crime, or how it is reported?
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Sweden and other nordic countries have high instances of rape, but the issue here is gun related homicides. Not bar fights etc.iolent crime rates in general are in fact applicable... far more then gun homicides.
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Violent crime rates are far more applicable then gun related homicides.
Afterall, gun related homicide vs non-gun related homicide? What's the point int splitting them up? You can't kill somone with a gun you'll kill them another way.
However, a supressing effect guns have on other violent crimes? Pretty applicable i'd say. Afterall, you are less likely to mug somebody in a concealed carry country don't you think?
EDIT: PS, Sweeden's rape rate is 46 per 100,000 so it's a MUCH larger problem then just rape.
