You should summarize and further interpret the data, host. I'm not sure what you point is exactly. I don't think we were patting ourselves on the back, and not especially when it comes to gun control. I'll wait for you to come back and present your case a bit further. For now, all I see is population density, poverty rates, and crime. Can you present the essential data and give me a more through interpretation that speaks directly to it?
Oh, and about the 10.8% "poverty rate" in Canada. You forgot this CIA note for others to see:
note - this figure is the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO), a calculation that results in higher figures than found in many comparable economies; Canada does not have an official poverty line (2005)
LICO is scaled by family size and community. You'd have to apply that to the American areas to have a direct comparison. Otherwise, 10.8% would seem higher in contrast. Statistics Canada uses this scale method as a more accurate representation of poverty. Not everyone does this, unfortunately.
EDIT: I should be more fair and give you more feedback. I do think there are several indicators that would help determine the level of crime and violence in a community. They include: average income levels, employment rate, health, education, access to community services. There are a few more, but I can't think of them from the top of my head. Should we factor all of these in?