Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Correlation does not equal causation, but its at least worth mentioning that violent crime in Finland is several orders of magnitude higher than violent crime in the US. And Finland is not even the most violent nation in Europe. Maybe because we - and our police - are more likely to kill each other, especially with guns, people are less likely to initiate violent crime...
Correlation does not equal causation, but its at least worth mentioning that violent crime in Finland is several orders of magnitude higher than violent crime in the US. And Finland is not even the most violent nation in Europe. Maybe because we - and our police - are more likely to kill each other, especially with guns, people are less likely to initiate violent crime...
And where did you learn this "fact"?
According to Wikipedia the US homicide rate is almost 3 times higher than the Finnish one.
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
11,334 posts, read 26,078,419 times
Reputation: 3995
Quote:
Originally Posted by Majurius
How come countries like Germany and UK don't have this problem? They are also very diverse like America.
I'm not sure they are all that diverse outside of major cities. The US can be diverse in rural areas as well, sometimes violently so.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
