[cripplecreek]

If you take away the large cities in America, but not the large cities in Western Europe, you only create a false result.

Good point. Rural Murder rates in Europe are probably similarly low to what we see here.

[45semi]

Honestly & factually:
'wrong' demographics = higher murder rates...
Must be proximity to equatorial temperatures :)
It's a 'geological' thing dontchaknow!
Surely no one is suggesting its a *gasp!* cultural / societal / racial phenomonen!