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And yet, there is a 1.5x higher chance per capita of being in a burglary in the US vs UK, and 4x more likely to be killed. Even though US citizens have much hig

• hga 10y ago
  "Being in a burglary", such that you might get killed, counts as robbery in the US, and per that page: UK robbery incidences: 76,179 (THOSB – CEW page 61, paragraph 2.) 76,179 / 561 = 135.72 US robbery incidences: 354,396 (FBI – CUS) 354,396 / 3116 = 113.7 You are thus 1.1x (135.7 / 113.7) more likely to suffer robbery in the UK than in the US. Now, robberies in the context of home invasions I don't know, and I didn't see it on that page. Nor did I see where you then got a 4x more likely to be killed if in a house invasion robbery in the US, although I'm quite willing to believe it. But I'll seriously look at that page, the author's inclusion of BCS and NCVS statistics means he's serious (as, e.g., a posting in the current "Dial 911 and get Wall Street" topic notes, US robbery statistics are understated by cities where they don't even bother with them if there's no injury).