3 ms·

Italy has similar homicide rates: 5 per million. But also a population 12 times larger than Norway (60 million people). Los Angeles and Norway have a comparab

Italy has similar homicide rates: 5 per million. But also a population 12 times larger than Norway (60 million people). Los Angeles and Norway have a comparable population, in Los Angeles in 2020 there have been 300 homicides, a 20% increase over 2019, despite covid. It's more than the whole Italy that stopped at 271, 14% less than 2019 that ended with 315 homicides. Los Angeles has the same size of Rome, in Rome there have been "only" 15 homicides in 2020, 20 times less than LA. US is the outlier in the West, all the other developed countries have comparable homicide rates. Japan has the lowest rates globally, in 2017 they had 56 times less homicides per capita than in USA.

carlhjerpe 6y ago
> US is the outlier in the West, all the other developed countries have comparable homicide rates. How developed is the US really? Here's a non exhaustive list of things I and people in my surroundings think moves the US closer to a developing country like India than a developed country. Democracy wise: Broken voting system Technology wise: Still using insecure CC and cash only Healthcare wise: Insurance companies ripping you off Infrastructure wise: Fiber optics still uncommon, train system is crap Social security: Friends and family (hopefully) only Legal system: Carreers are on the line with big cases, so rather than getting to the truth corruption takes over big cases Freedom: You're free to carry weapons in town that could wipe out the entire mall. (But the government has nukes and tanks, thank god you can shoot them with an assault rifle now) Education: Only if your parents planned ahead and can afford it, never ending cycle to keep poor people poor (I know there are grants and exceptions) Religion: Still a significant percent following the person in the clouds. I've never been to the US, but these are things "Swedes" (My social circle) commonly joke about when talking about the US, seeing videos, news, articles from your media online. I do realise i might come off as quite arrogant, but this is the picture the US presents, the list from above could probably quite easily be broken down by exceptions and differences between states, It's only there to reflect back what I/we see.

carlhjerpe 6y ago

> US is the outlier in the West, all the other developed countries have comparable homicide rates. How developed is the US really? Here's a non exhaustive list of things I and people in my surroundings think moves the US closer to a developing country like India than a developed country. Democracy wise: Broken voting system Technology wise: Still using insecure CC and cash only Healthcare wise: Insurance companies ripping you off Infrastructure wise: Fiber optics still uncommon, train system is crap Social security: Friends and family (hopefully) only Legal system: Carreers are on the line with big cases, so rather than getting to the truth corruption takes over big cases Freedom: You're free to carry weapons in town that could wipe out the entire mall. (But the government has nukes and tanks, thank god you can shoot them with an assault rifle now) Education: Only if your parents planned ahead and can afford it, never ending cycle to keep poor people poor (I know there are grants and exceptions) Religion: Still a significant percent following the person in the clouds. I've never been to the US, but these are things "Swedes" (My social circle) commonly joke about when talking about the US, seeing videos, news, articles from your media online. I do realise i might come off as quite arrogant, but this is the picture the US presents, the list from above could probably quite easily be broken down by exceptions and differences between states, It's only there to reflect back what I/we see.