19-10-2018, 08:44 PM
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Re: Why is the United States so violent?
Originally Posted by wild blueberry
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Well I am wrong, it is St Louis......that surprises me.Here’s a look at the top ten most dangerous cities in America:
St. Louis
Memphis
Little Rock
Springfield
Albuquerque
Oakland
Chattanooga
Pueblo
Baltimore
Anchorage
You might be thinking to yourself at this point — where’s Chicago?? Isn’t that some kind of post-apocalyptic, world war 3 type city? Well, it actually ranks as the 62nd most dangerous with a pretty normal overall crime rate.
And while these places are some of the most dangerous in America, you have to remember America is a safe place to live relative to the rest of the world. Be glad you don’t live in Caracas, Venezuela where the murder rate is 2x higher than any US City
WOW Blue...this list sure surprizes me with St. Louis at the top of it... Our niece lives in a suburb of St. Louis...I've always thought of it as a quiet place to live...
19-10-2018, 09:05 PM
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Re: Why is the United States so violent?
Originally Posted by wild blueberry
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I just got it from Google Filly, no telling how true it is tho.
Truth be told...if anyone had asked me to guess which city had the most killings in the US, I would have guessed it was Chicago too...
20-10-2018, 11:18 AM
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Re: Why is the United States so violent?
Originally Posted by Lion Queen
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You can't compare figures between UK and America, America is a huge country compared to UK. I feel unsafe in my small town never mind the damn country!
US has five times the population yet 15000 murders compared to the UK's 7 or 800. We'd need to have 3000 murders a year to be on the same playing field which isn't ever going to happen.
20-10-2018, 11:21 AM
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Re: Why is the United States so violent?
Originally Posted by Beautiful Filly
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Truth be told...if anyone had asked me to guess which city had the most killings in the US, I would have guessed it was Chicago too...
I go to LV at least 2 times a year.
I play poker
That means in LV I sit at a table sometimes for up to 8 hours with 8 other players going and coming and we talk and others talk and I listen
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A Black man who was playing was asked were he was from and he stated Chicago.
The other American said OMG a lot of trouble there... the Black person replied that he lived in North Chicago and not the war zone of South Chicago, this was 3 years ago and I think the Murder rate has got bigger since.
21-10-2018, 08:27 AM
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Re: Why is the United States so violent?
Originally Posted by wild blueberry
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But Toronto, that's another story.....!!!
I live in the Greater Toronto Area (meaning the outskirts, Oakville area), and I am terrified to go out at night.....(in downtown Toronto)..it is so dangerous......
And came up with among other things about the state of your city and also Faith Goldy(shes right wing) who is standing for Major but is banned by the media from taking part in TV discussions with other candidates
You are voting tomorrow, but as an outsider I hope she wins.
Could not believe that a Canadian City has sunk so low because of the left wing morons.
21-10-2018, 09:07 AM
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Re: Why is the United States so violent?
Originally Posted by Ffosse
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They have around 15000 murders a year compared to 7 or 800 in the UK.They have five times the population giving a murder rate some 4 times that of the UK. Is it all down to guns?
The dreadful truth is that in many states, one only has to be aged 18 in order to buy a semi automatic over the counter!
From what I saw on that programme, a semi automatic is capable of firing between 90-120 bullets per minute. That is 2 rounds per second! Imagine this weapon in the hands of a mentally disturbed individual as has been witnessed in schools and concerts in America. It's truly frightening.
The programme stated there is one school shooting a week!
I do appreciate that we have had our own shooting horrors here in the UK, Dunblane and Hungerford usually come to mind with particular horror. However, thank the good Lord we have on the whole, strict gun laws in this country, otherwise I truly believe the figure for horror shootings would not be far behind the USA if our current knife crime figures are anything to go by.
21-10-2018, 10:11 AM
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Re: Why is the United States so violent?
This is a map of homicide rates per 100,000.80% of homicides are committed by young men between the ages 0f 17 and 29.
Apologies for the small picture. It can be expanded with a click. Here's the source link from the World Health Organization:
http://apps.who.int/violence-info/homicide/
21-10-2018, 11:09 AM
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Re: Why is the United States so violent?
Originally Posted by Surfermom
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This is a map of homicide rates per 100,000. 80% of homicides are committed by young men between the ages 0f 17 and 29.
Apologies for the small picture. It can be expanded with a click. Here's the source link from the World Health Organization:
http://apps.who.int/violence-info/homicide/
21-10-2018, 11:21 AM
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Re: Why is the United States so violent?
Originally Posted by Surfermom
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This is a map of homicide rates per 100,000. 80% of homicides are committed by young men between the ages 0f 17 and 29.
Apologies for the small picture. It can be expanded with a click. Here's the source link from the World Health Organization:
You're a bit close to all the action yourself Surfermom....
.....Shall I look for a nice place for you to live in Yorkshire?...
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