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> Why compare the US to Europe? Why wouldn't we compare the US to other places with similar GDP per capita? > The US is roughly 60% Europe, 25% Latin America,
by rrrrrrrrrrrryan 6y ago
> Why compare the US to Europe?
Why wouldn't we compare the US to other places with similar GDP per capita?
> The US is roughly 60% Europe, 25% Latin America, 10% Africa and 5% Asia.
I'm not sure if you're trying to claim that people commit violent crimes at different rates based on their genetic makeup, or if you're you trying to claim that multicultural societies lead to more violent crime, but both claims are preposterous.
London and Singapore are giant multicultural melting pots, and tremendously safe. Even New York City is safer than many major European cities. (Really, look it up.)
Violent crime in city is the result of poor drug policy more than anything, not the city's ethnic demographics, nor gun laws.
- Bancakes 6y agoGDP is a bad predictor of living conditions. Consider also that most EU police will never be victims of assault, let alone with a weapon like a knife or a gun. With or without guns, there is a higher tendency for violence in some places in the US, even though it's been decreasing steadily.
- mcv 6y agoI think violent crime is more a result of large economic inequality, and the US loves to breed poverty. Brazil, for example, is also a country with a lot of economic inequality. And economic inequality can be the result of having many different ethnicities, combined with racism. The test here would be to compare the violent crime rate in cities with high ethnic diversity and high economic inequality, with cities with high diversity but low inequality. Or low diversity but high inequality.