mindless libtard drivel. every bit of it. You still haven't posted one damn thing that supports the contention by any means of demographics (Which you keep using as an excuse not to do so) that the US is "by far and away" as you put it, the most violent nation where i rather easily proved the US is not even close. Russia is almost twice as violent and i posted the stats to prove it. with Vladdy the "MadDog" Putin running that place no less. Originally Posted by The_Waco_KidFirst, learn how to READ and COMPREHEND. I NEVER said the U.S. is "by far and away" the most violent nation. I did say it is the most violent nation when compared to nations which are similar to it, such as the U.K., Canada, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Denmark, etc. If you've ever traveled outside of Waco to some of those countries, you will understand the similarities we share with them. Certainly not all, but many. Then compare the U.S. to the countries with the highest homicide rates per capita and tell me what demographics we share with them. NONE. South Africa? The Congo? Swaziland? Jamaica? Honduras? Venezuela?
I already posted an article as to why Russia's homicide rate is so high . You conveniently have ignored it.
You want more. Here you go.
From http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-...e_2011_web.pdf
In the Americas, homicide rates in the Caribbean
and Central America have risen since 1995,
whereas elsewhere in the region they have decreased
or remained stable. Although the United States of
America has a relatively high homicide rate com-
pared to other countries with a similar socio-eco-
nomic level, US crime rates in general have been
declining since the mid 1990s, resulting in the
steady downward trend of the Northern American
homicide rate.
Please note that "similar socio-economic level" is a demographic.
From the same source. The majority of the differences cited are demographics.
The factors underlying the significant differences
in homicide rate by subregion are multiple, com-
plex and interlinked. Research on the high levels of
interpersonal violence in Central and South Amer-
ica, for example, often refer to factors that origi-
nate, foment or facilitate violence such as “social
inequality due to an increase in wealth versus pov-
erty”, “the paradox of more schooling with fewer
employment opportunities”, “increasing expecta-
tions and the impossibility of meeting them”,
“changes in family structure” and “loss of impor
tance of religion in daily life”, “increased density in
poor areas and urban segregation”, “a masculinity
cult”, “changes in drug markets”, “increases in the
number of firearms”, “alcohol consumption” and
“difficulties in verbal expression feelings” are also
highlighted.
Inequality is also a driver of high levels of homi-
cide. Homicide rates plotted against the Gini
Index, an important measure of inequality,4
show
that at global level countries with large income
disparities (Gini Index higher than 0.45) have a
homicide rate almost four times higher than more
equal societies.
"Large income disparities" is a demographic.
And yet more:
The link between high levels of violent crime and
lower levels of development is also apparent when
homicides are analyzed together with GDP and
the under-five mortality rate. The peak homicide rate occurs in the group of countries with lower
GDP per capita (less than USD-PPP 2,500),
5
while a surge for countries with GDP between
USD-PPP 10,000 and 25,000 is associated with
countries in the Americas; a pattern similar to that
observed in “high” HDI countries
So I have established a valid link between demographics and homicide rate and also shown in the first statement that the U.S. homicide rate is higher than similar countries.
