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Actual Gun/Violent Crime Statistics - (U.S.A. vs U.K.)
It apparently came to the author's attention that he made a mistake in calculating the numbers for violent crime for the UK vs the US.
http://dispellingthemythukvsusguns.wordpress.com/
Regardless, you are still more likely to be burgled, have your car stolen, be raped, suffer aggravated assault, be shot and murdered in the US than in the UK.
Actual Gun/Violent Crime Statistics - (U.S.A. vs U.K.)
Let's try that again. If it doesn't work, go to wordpress and search for dispelling the myth uk vs us guns.
or basically dispellingthemythukvsusguns.wordpress.com
Actual Gun/Violent Crime Statistics - (U.S.A. vs U.K.)
While I'll concede he gives a generally more accurate view of stats than most, he still commits the same basic fallacy of failing to distinguish how each country defines violent crime. You do realise "violent crime" is a blanket term, right?
Take a look at this:
http://dispellingthemythukvsusguns.wordpress.com/
In sum, if we concentrate on individual crimes. You're more likely to be carjacked, burgled, raped, suffer aggravated assault, murdered and shot in the US than in the UK.