How bad is crime in Australia? They have all of that lovely gun control, it should be very peaceful. Or is it? In the Australian Spectator: The shocking truth about Australian crime rates - Crime Prevention Research Center
People have feelings, and they let the feelings substitute for data.
When we compare these broader estimates, Australia’s rape and sexual assault rate is roughly three times higher than that of the United States. Australia’s assault rate is about twice as high, and its burglary rate is about 2.5 times higher. Robbery is the only category where the two countries report similar rates.
Now John Lott had a bit to do with this article, so they are comparing rates, which is really the only way to compare different populations that are diffent sizes. Crime rates are typically crimes per 100,000 individuals.)
There is also an acknowledgement that crime in the US is not randomly distributed.
In the United States, murders concentrate heavily in very small geographic areas. Just 2 per cent of counties account for about 56 per cent of all murders, and within those counties, roughly two-thirds of killings occur within areas spanning about ten city blocks.
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