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Mr. X 11th November 2009 |
Colombia looks like a terrible place to live. Glad I don't live there. |
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Scott 2nd November 2009 |
The first thing that grabbed my eye, were the position of the US and the number of Countries in the sample. Prime example is "Murder by firearm." it has the US ranked #1, but with only 36 countries looked at, while other categories have 46 or up to 100+ Countries compared against. Even their own link to that category has the US as 4th highest and WAY below the rate of #1 and #2. Very skewed "report" and not one I would take as having any real meaning at all, except to promote the views of the writers and NOT as fact. |
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Jonathan 14th October 2009 |
Wow im made, i just completed my College Essay and used this site for a huge part of it. and then i scroll down and see susans comment, well guess i better get started again. thanks for the info susan! FML... |
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John W 6th October 2009 |
To that colombia is great dude, they were just telling some truthful facts about it. They by no means stated that colombia is a bad place to live, or visit. As for that executions, eye for an eye can make the whole world blind, or as the saying goes. Don't take offense at just a blind statement of information. Go out and try to make the world better. |
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Rob 3rd August 2009 |
Most of the above commentators should take a look at South Africa's statistics and consider the ratio between the stats and the population. If you ever want to see a war zone, where you, your wife and children and family/friends are not safe, then come on over. I wish they would update these records to today's stats or the last year or two as well. |
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taylor 13th July 2009 |
This pisses me off, 16 thousand murders in US, 90 thousand rapes, and yet only 48 executions? |
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East Palo Alto 20th May 2009 |
The U.S should be the most violent country, you have people from all of those other countries living here. This country is made up of people from all over the world! The one thing you can bank on in the U.S is that if you call 911 help will arrive, in other countries the cops will come but they will probably be on the payroll of the person trying to rob/kill you or the perp will have the means to out gun the cops! |
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m-dogg 8th December 2005 |
I need ur opinion on weather guns should be for only malitia or if they should be leagal for the streets. |
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Melissa 22nd September 2005 |
Hi, I am Colombian and I find it very offending that you KATHY AND NATE jump to conclusions about Colombia without knowing the facts! Have you ever even been to Colombia? It's a beautiful country with a lot of culture to offer but all you think about it is that its "the most dangerous". Please! Before you believe everything you see on TV and start offending people, THINK before you write something like that. Do you realize, KATHY AND NATE, how many countries there are in this world? And do you honestly believe that out all of those countries Colombia is the most dangerous? That's funny because if it was the most dangerous then how come my whole entire family and everyone I know has lived there their whole lives without crime? THINK next time you go being so narrow minded! You ignorant person!!!!!!!!! - A PROUD COLOMBIAN |
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Susan 17th August 2005 |
These crime rates are very outdated (1999?). The latest figures are here: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/cv2.htm Look stuff up before you comment. US violent crime has been declining rapidly since 1993. Our homicide rates (if you separate them out from other violent crimes like rape and armed robbery) are still high compared to most of the rest of the developed world, but they too are declining rapidly. In 2004, NY City registered the lowest murder rate since 1962, despite an increase in population since then. |
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John 3rd August 2005 |
Per capita : Adult Prosecuted : 1) Finland 31.68 per 1000 people Assault Victims : 1) Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.0% (USA 10th) Assault : 1) Montserrat 10.38 per 1000 people Bribe Payers : 1) Sweden 8.3 (USA 9th) Burglaries : 1) Australia 21.93 per 1000 people Car Thief : 1) Australia 6.98 per 1000 people Murders : 1) Colombia 0.62 per 1000 people Rapes : 1) Australia 0.78 per 1000 people Robbery : 1) Chile 6.99 per 1000 people Murders with Firearms : 1) Colombia 0.51 per 1000 people Total Crime Victims : 1st Australia 30.1% (USA 15th) Freud : 1) Germany 10.86 per 1000 people |
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WakeUp 23rd June 2005 |
I wish this site would actually educate people on how to read these statistics or, from the start, show accurate percentages. The United States, as a whole, is one of the safest nations in the world, with one of the better legal systems that exists. What matters most is the city. You have to click the little "per capita" link to actually see the true listings. The way this site shows "rankings" next to countries is downright misleading and dangerous in and of itself. |
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derek 13th June 2005 |
The Right to Bear Arms has existed since BEFORE crime statistics, Gated Communities etc...Were it not for Arms, We'd still be Subjects of the Queen. I'll take dangerous self-determination over servitude to inbred Monarchs any day. I AM a Soveriegn of ONE. |
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Edria Murray Staff Editor 16th May 2005 |
In response to Drew - The 'c' means 'approximately' or 'around'. It is used when the value stated is an estimate. |
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