The 30,000 number is BS. They are likely including suicides. Here are the homicide numbers for 2011 - http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011

The 30,000 number is BS. They are likely including suicides. Here are the homicide numbers for 2011 - http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/table-20 http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/c... Actual total for 2011 is 8583.