02-05-2008, 07:06 PM
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#64 (permalink)
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warrior bodhisattva
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Location: East-central Canada
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Originally Posted by Crompsin
Crime in general? Get real. The US is pretty damn safe.
Let's not even talk about Asia / Africa.
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Why not?
Total Crime per capitaRank Countries Amount (top to bottom)
#1 Dominica: 113.822 per 1,000 people
#2 New Zealand: 105.881 per 1,000 people
#3 Finland: 101.526 per 1,000 people
#4 Denmark: 92.8277 per 1,000 people
#5 Chile: 88.226 per 1,000 people
#6 United Kingdom: 85.5517 per 1,000 people
#7 Montserrat: 80.3982 per 1,000 people
#8 United States: 80.0645 per 1,000 people
#9 Netherlands: 79.5779 per 1,000 people
#10 South Africa: 77.1862 per 1,000 people
#11 Germany: 75.9996 per 1,000 people
#12 Canada: 75.4921 per 1,000 people
#13 Norway: 71.8639 per 1,000 people
#14 France: 62.1843 per 1,000 people
#15 Seychelles: 52.9265 per 1,000 people
#16 Hungary: 44.9763 per 1,000 people
#17 Estonia: 43.3601 per 1,000 people
#18 Czech Republic: 38.2257 per 1,000 people
#19 Italy: 37.9633 per 1,000 people
#20 Switzerland: 36.1864 per 1,000 people Data's a little old (2000), but you get the idea.
Maybe you're thinking about crime and poverty?
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And about the finger: Good analogy. This is what I'm talking about. We look at guns vs. no guns, and meanwhile we forget about all the in-betweens.
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