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Rock_on_2008 on 11 May 2008

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur_percap-crime-murders-per-capita

 

 Top 25 countries with highest murder rates per capita.

#1   Colombia: 0.617847 per 1,000 people   
#2   South Africa: 0.496008 per 1,000 people   
#3   Jamaica: 0.324196 per 1,000 people   
#4   Venezuela: 0.316138 per 1,000 people   
#5   Russia: 0.201534 per 1,000 people   
#6   Mexico: 0.130213 per 1,000 people   
#7   Estonia: 0.107277 per 1,000 people   
#8   Latvia: 0.10393 per 1,000 people   
#9   Lithuania: 0.102863 per 1,000 people   
#10   Belarus: 0.0983495 per 1,000 people   
#11   Ukraine: 0.094006 per 1,000 people   
#12   Papua New Guinea: 0.0838593 per 1,000 people   
#13   Kyrgyzstan: 0.0802565 per 1,000 people   
#14   Thailand: 0.0800798 per 1,000 people   
#15   Moldova: 0.0781145 per 1,000 people   
#16   Zimbabwe: 0.0749938 per 1,000 people   
#17   Seychelles: 0.0739025 per 1,000 people   
#18   Zambia: 0.070769 per 1,000 people   
#19   Costa Rica: 0.061006 per 1,000 people   
#20   Poland: 0.0562789 per 1,000 people   
#21   Georgia: 0.0511011 per 1,000 people   
#22   Uruguay: 0.045082 per 1,000 people   
#23   Bulgaria: 0.0445638 per 1,000 people   
#24   United States: 0.042802 per 1,000 people   
#25   Armenia: 0.0425746 per 1,000 people

 

 

 

 

^America is the highest ranked Western world country in the 4 murders per 100 000 people. America is ranked at 24th. America has 5% of the world's population has around one quarter of the world's prisoners.

BTW: Columbia is on top of the list with a staggering 62 murders per 100 000 people. Multiply the number by 100.



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psrock on 11 May 2008

we do put too many people in prison for stupid reasons like pot.



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Rock_on_2008 on 11 May 2008

I will post the link with the statistics on prisoner rates of the US.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_pri-crime-prisoners 

^ US is ranked number 1 for prisoner numbers as of 23rd April  2008 is reported to have over 2 million prisoners out of a total of 8.34 million prisoners. Second place Chine is around half a million behind the US, China has 5 times the population of the US. 



Coca-Cola on 11 May 2008

A lot of the prisoners in Cal. are illegals - for violent crimes. a lot more than pot smokers. I thought pot smokers don't go to jail for long but pot dealers.

Also, I was surprised to see Poland up there. What's up with Poland?



Slimebeast on 11 May 2008

Interesting topic.

Never thought Eastern European countries would be that high.



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Kasz216 on 11 May 2008
Rock_on_2008 said:

I will post the link with the statistics on prisoner rates of the US.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_pri-crime-prisoners

^ US is ranked number 1 for prisoner numbers as of 23rd April 2008 is reported to have over 2 million prisoners out of a total of 8.34 million prisoners. Second place Chine is around half a million behind the US, China has 5 times the population of the US.


How many prisoners do you think China has where they don't notify the international census though? How many people in other countries would just be outright killed for something they get thrown in jail for in the US?

Though still a lot of people do get thrown in jail for BS things as well.

As for the murder rates. I assume that has to do with the fact that America has the biggest "gap" in the first world when it comes to distribution of wealth.

How many murders go unreported in places that don't have the means to report them, and instead just list them as "missing" or "moved on".

Or just don't get reported because of state sponsered genocide.



konnichiwa on 11 May 2008

Poland has the last decennia some problems...Especially a high rate of unemployed people who went to the wrong road....You know..Get rich and die trying...Impressed China s not on the top 25.






fazz on 11 May 2008

Go Mexico, go go!



Sqrl on 11 May 2008
Kasz216 said:
Rock_on_2008 said:

I will post the link with the statistics on prisoner rates of the US.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_pri-crime-prisoners

^ US is ranked number 1 for prisoner numbers as of 23rd April 2008 is reported to have over 2 million prisoners out of a total of 8.34 million prisoners. Second place Chine is around half a million behind the US, China has 5 times the population of the US.


How many prisoners do you think China has where they don't notify the international census though? How many people in other countries would just be outright killed for something they get thrown in jail for in the US?

Though still a lot of people do get thrown in jail for BS things as well.

As for the murder rates. I assume that has to do with the fact that America has the biggest "gap" in the first world when it comes to distribution of wealth.

How many murders go unreported in places that don't have the means to report them, and instead just list them as "missing" or "moved on".

Or just don't get reported because of state sponsered genocide.


QFT

The fact that china isn't on the top 25 makes me suspicious, although I suppose their numbers might be diluted by the sheer size of their population....they need to get another GD national hobby...like murder....

 
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dsoverpsp on 11 May 2008

US at 24 :(