daveman
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UK Violent Crime Rate Eight Times Higher Than The US
Whaaaaat? That's unpossible! Guns are illegal in the UK! How can they have any crime?!
According to the FBI, there were 1.2 million violent crimes committed in the US during 2011. FBI Violent Crime
According to the UK government, there were 1.94 million violent crimes in the UK during 2011. www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_296191.pdf
There are almost exactly five times as many people in the US as in the UK 314 million vs. 63 million. The violent crime rate in the UK is 3,100 per 100,000, and in the US it is 380 per 100,000 population.
Brits are eight times more likely to be victims of violent crime than Americans. For some reason, Piers Morgan doesnt talk about this.
According to the UK government, there were 1.94 million violent crimes in the UK during 2011. www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_296191.pdf
There are almost exactly five times as many people in the US as in the UK 314 million vs. 63 million. The violent crime rate in the UK is 3,100 per 100,000, and in the US it is 380 per 100,000 population.
Brits are eight times more likely to be victims of violent crime than Americans. For some reason, Piers Morgan doesnt talk about this.
Whaaaaat? That's unpossible! Guns are illegal in the UK! How can they have any crime?!