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Look at knife crime rates in the UK.
by koenigdavidmj 13y ago
Look at knife crime rates in the UK.
- mikeyouse 13y agoThe murder rate in the UK is 1.2 / 100k, it's literally 4x higher in the US. You've probably read that the UK is significantly more violent than the US, but the difference comes entirely from different categorizations of crime. For instance, UK violent crime stats as typically reported include such things as harassment, 'causing public fear, alarm, or distress', or 'possession of an article with a blade or point'. Depending on how judicious you are with the categories, the UK is either safer than the US or slightly more violent, but it's very close. Combine that with 1/4 the murder rate, and I think it's clear which is performing better.