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Posted on 2/19/14 at 11:29 am to Prof
Posted on 2/19/14 at 11:29 am to Prof
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According to the Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace, the U.K. had 933 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2012, down from 1,255 in 2003. In the U.S., the figure for 2010 was 399 violent crimes per 100,000 people. Still, while the U.S. violent-crime rate is less than half Britain’s,
Bloomberg
Here's a bloomberg link if you don't like the Daily Mail.
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The UK had a greater number of murders in 2007 than any other EU country – 927 – and at a relative rate higher than most western European neighbours, including France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
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It also recorded the fifth highest robbery rate in the EU, and the highest absolute number of burglaries, with double the number of offences recorded in Germany and France.
Overall, 5.4 million crimes were recorded in the UK in 2007 - more than 10 a minute - second only to Sweden.
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It means there are over 2,000 crimes recorded per 100,000 population in the UK, making it the most violent place in Europe.
Telegraph
This post was edited on 2/19/14 at 11:31 am
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Posted on 2/19/14 at 11:31 am to MagicCityBlazer
i think there are undoubtedly cities in the USA which are far more dangerous than cities in the UK. but we also have a ton of small towns with very low crime rates.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 11:35 am to MagicCityBlazer
And you're following up the mail with the Torygraph? 
As I said earlier what's classified as violent is far different in the UK than in the US. They also keep better stats. The US tends to only keep decent stats on murder and rape but even those aren't great because the FBI crime statistics rely on departments reporting those and other crimes and not all departments do a good job reporting or report at all because there's no legal requirement to do so.
I ask you again would you rather get into a pub brawl or get gunned down simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time? THAT is the difference.
As I said earlier what's classified as violent is far different in the UK than in the US. They also keep better stats. The US tends to only keep decent stats on murder and rape but even those aren't great because the FBI crime statistics rely on departments reporting those and other crimes and not all departments do a good job reporting or report at all because there's no legal requirement to do so.
I ask you again would you rather get into a pub brawl or get gunned down simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time? THAT is the difference.
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