Waywatcher
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I was recently discussing with my wife how worthless a statistic "Gun violence" is and came across this website in my search for proof. My basic argument was proved correct--that is that "gun violence" is such a tiny portion of overall violent crime that having the most "gun violence" in the world (per wikipedia.org) is almost meaningless.
E.G. You're five times more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Britain than in the U.S., but the perpetrators are less likely to use a gun. (Instead the criminals use a club, knife, fists, etc.--the tool really doesn't matter.)
This graph is only among other English speaking countries, but still, the evidence is clear that more guns does not equate to more crime. In fact its quite interesting to note the skyrocket that occurs to violent crime in Britain after it banned guns in 1997.
Trends in recorded violent crime in England and Wales, the United States, Canada, and Australia, rate per 100,000 persons, 1962-2004
Note: Violent crime comprises homicide, assault, sexual assault and robbery. Time periods charted reflect the availability of consistent, nationwide data for each country.
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Just thought I'd share this really good and impartial info.
E.G. You're five times more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Britain than in the U.S., but the perpetrators are less likely to use a gun. (Instead the criminals use a club, knife, fists, etc.--the tool really doesn't matter.)
This graph is only among other English speaking countries, but still, the evidence is clear that more guns does not equate to more crime. In fact its quite interesting to note the skyrocket that occurs to violent crime in Britain after it banned guns in 1997.
Trends in recorded violent crime in England and Wales, the United States, Canada, and Australia, rate per 100,000 persons, 1962-2004
Note: Violent crime comprises homicide, assault, sexual assault and robbery. Time periods charted reflect the availability of consistent, nationwide data for each country.
Source
Just thought I'd share this really good and impartial info.