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snyps said:
i love seeing europeans talk about how unsafe it is to live in the us. Theres more violence in europe.

the only ppl we fear in america is the government.. and we are afraid of becoming like europe.

Source?

The UK's homicide rate is a quarter of the US's. Even with Eastern European countries grouped in, the total homicide in Europe is still significantly lower than the US's.



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brendude13 said:
snyps said:
i love seeing europeans talk about how unsafe it is to live in the us. Theres more violence in europe.

the only ppl we fear in america is the government.. and we are afraid of becoming like europe.

Source?

The UK's homicide rate is a quarter of the US's.


http://www.nationmaster.com/compare/United-Kingdom/United-States/Crime

2.8% U.K victimization rate vs. 1.2% United States Victimization rate. 



sc94597 said:
brendude13 said:
snyps said:
i love seeing europeans talk about how unsafe it is to live in the us. Theres more violence in europe.

the only ppl we fear in america is the government.. and we are afraid of becoming like europe.

Source?

The UK's homicide rate is a quarter of the US's.


http://www.nationmaster.com/compare/United-Kingdom/United-States/Crime

2.8% U.K victimization rate vs. 1.2% United States Victimization rate. 

183,419 per 100,000 people 560.1 per 100,000 people

Drug offences per 100,000 population.

Stopped reading there.



brendude13 said:
sc94597 said:
brendude13 said:
snyps said:
i love seeing europeans talk about how unsafe it is to live in the us. Theres more violence in europe.

the only ppl we fear in america is the government.. and we are afraid of becoming like europe.

Source?

The UK's homicide rate is a quarter of the US's.


http://www.nationmaster.com/compare/United-Kingdom/United-States/Crime

2.8% U.K victimization rate vs. 1.2% United States Victimization rate. 

183,419 per 100,000 people 560.1 per 100,000 people

Drug offences per 100,000 population.

Stopped reading there.

Quite obviously a typo, but there are sources linked on the page. 



Also

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1196941/The-violent-country-Europe-Britain-worse-South-Africa-U-S.html

"Britain's violent crime record is worse than any other country in the European union, it has been revealed.
Official crime figures show the UK also has a worse rate for all types of violence than the U.S. and even South Africa - widely considered one of the world's most dangerous countries.

"

 



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Sorry i don't trust the Daily Mail. 

~http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/jul/14/crime-statistics-england-wales

Plus the Daily Fail's article out of date if you hadn't noticed (2009? a lot changes in 4 years)

~http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/violent-crime-falls-rapidly-as-uk-becomes-more-peaceful-place-8585707.html

And according to the Independent, "the violent crime rate overall was down by a quarter in the same time period, from 1,255 crimes per 100,000 people, to just 933".

And 760,000 violent crimes, a significant amount less than what the Daily Fail say. In fact not one year had crime as high as what they say, according to the Guardian's chart



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the2real4mafol said:

 

Sorry i don't trust the Daily Mail. 

~http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/jul/14/crime-statistics-england-wales

Plus the Daily Fail's article out of date if you hadn't noticed (2009? a lot changes in 4 years)

~http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/violent-crime-falls-rapidly-as-uk-becomes-more-peaceful-place-8585707.html

And according to the Independent, "the violent crime rate overall was down by a quarter in the same time period, from 1,255 crimes per 100,000 people, to just 933".

 

Still more than the U.S, which is at 386.3. If we excluded urban areas, the U.S is probably as safe as the safest European countries, lol. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States

It's why I always laugh when Canadians and British Islanders talk about how dangerous the U.S must feel. Yeah, only in the gun controlled zones of Chicago and New York City is it dangerous. 



sc94597 said:
the2real4mafol said:

 

Sorry i don't trust the Daily Mail. 

~http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/jul/14/crime-statistics-england-wales

Plus the Daily Fail's article out of date if you hadn't noticed (2009? a lot changes in 4 years)

~http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/violent-crime-falls-rapidly-as-uk-becomes-more-peaceful-place-8585707.html

And according to the Independent, "the violent crime rate overall was down by a quarter in the same time period, from 1,255 crimes per 100,000 people, to just 933".

 

Still more than the U.S, which is at 386.3. If we excluded urban areas, the U.S is probably as safe as the safest European countries, lol. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States

It's why I always laugh when Canadians and British Islanders talk about how dangerous the U.S must feel. Yeah, only in the gun controlled zones of Chicago and New York City is it dangerous. 

Yeah I imagine rural areas are safer for the most part. That's the same where ever you go



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'When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called the people's stick'- Mikhail Bakunin

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The thing is if you take guns out of a society. who are you hurting. that right no one. maybe a few people with ADD might get pissed because there bored. but if you leave guns in a society there's always risk of people using them for the wrong reasons. its a no brainer.



Guns do not kill people. Violent people kill people. Besides guns, knifes, baseball bats, lead pipes, brass knuckles, or any weapon can be used to commit acts of violence and potentially kill.