Post #963 by Jordrok on the US Policy board

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It isn't higher than the rest of the world. The US is 87th in homicides per capita per Wiki. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by...

Granted, the USA has a large population and that list make it seem as if it's not that bad. But when I look at countries where it's worse than the USA, I don't see many that are considered heaven on Earth. And when I see Iran doing better, I really question if being in the middle of the field should be considered good...

Here's another list, also from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by...

This one is a "List of countries by firearm-related death rate", which seems to be a bit more related to our discussion. The USA is at position #9, a bit worse than Mexico!

So you are not the worst place in the world, but compared to other countries like France, Australia, Canada, etc, it's not looking good.

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