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Originally Posted by EarnedStripes44
In 2002 Gary had the highest rate of homicide in the country at 57.7 per 100,000 people.
Followed by: Compton, New Orleans (dixie baby), DC (Virginia being right across the potomac) and Detroit.
More importantly Boston was 87, below Providence. See for your self. Also, notice smalltown dixie peppered throughout that list.
http://www.morganquitno.com/cit02r.pdf |
Interesting statistic: 13th Century Europe had an estimated homicide rate of 60 per 100,000.
Japan, with strict gun control, has a higher suicide rate than the U.S.
Homicide by gun in this country is much higher in the teen and young adult population than in the 25 and older set. In the latter, homicide by gun and by non-gun are much closer statiscally than in the younger set. If we MUST have stricter gun laws, maybe it should be age restrictive.
A year ago John Stossel did a 20/20 show that revealed violent crime and murder rates were similar in both strict gun control and laxer gun control states.