A sampling of violent crime rates around the world (these rates are the number of violent crimes per 100,000 population):
UK - 2,034
Austria - 1,677
South Africa - 1,609
Canada - 935
Finland - 738
France - 506
USA - 466
In 2011, the US murder rate was lower than it has been since 1963, and it appears to have dropped again this year. That’s a 50 year low, not that you’d know it from listening to Bob Costas.
And if we didn’t have to count DC, New Orleans and Detroit those numbers would look even better. Get rid of the guns? How about we get rid of the liberals?
Just a little food for thought.
The UK numbers have been explained numerous times in numerous threads.
The UK has TWENTY EIGHT different violent crimes on its statute books, which is far more than other nations. That makes on paper the UK look very violent. When in fact it isnt (most violent crimes are against property).
The UK with a population of over 60 million, had less than 700 murders last year.