Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware
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Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware
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Re: Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware
#2Also ALL violent crime is down 50% since 1993.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooa98FHuaU0
Fear is a powerful weapon. The media and politicians know this and selectively choose which crime stats to promote.
Emotional outrage > rational analysis when it comes to selling pageviews and building political support.
That is nothing new. Fortunately the internet is helping to temper that imbalance.
Re: Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware
#3If you live outside of a high crime area, and you aren't involved in criminal activity the chances, of being shot are drastically reduced below the average.
Re: Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware
#4Others may be unaware of the shift in suicide rates by firearm:
"The sharp decline in the U.S. gun homicide rate, combined with a slower decrease in the gun suicide rate, means that gun suicides now account for six-in-ten firearms deaths, the highest share since at least 1981."
Re: Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware
#5"Violent non-fatal crime victimization overall (with or without a firearm) also is down markedly (72%) over two decades."
So, gun crime's falling significantly slower than crime in general, which may account for the public perception.
Re: Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware
#6Also ALL violent crime is down 50% since 1993. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooa98FHuaU0 Fear is a powerful weapon. The media and politicians know this and selectively choose which crime stats to promote. Emotional outrage > rational analysis when it comes to selling pageviews and building political support. That is nothing new. Fortunately the internet is helping to temper that imbalance.
It's also down absolutely. Not just the rate.
Re: Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware
#7"Violent non-fatal crime victimization overall (with or without a firearm) also is down markedly (72%) over two decades." So, gun crime's falling significantly slower than crime in general, which may account for the public perception.
>"Violent non-fatal crime victimization
Why are you comparing violent non-fatal crime, to gun homicides?
Re: Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware
#8The drop is all the more remarkable considering that there are at least 168,000,000 more guns in circulation in the US now than when gun homicide peaked in 1993.[1]
[1]: https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics/reports/1998_2013_sta...
Re: Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware
#9Also ALL violent crime is down 50% since 1993. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooa98FHuaU0 Fear is a powerful weapon. The media and politicians know this and selectively choose which crime stats to promote. Emotional outrage > rational analysis when it comes to selling pageviews and building political support. That is nothing new. Fortunately the internet is helping to temper that imbalance.
'Fear is a powerful weapon' - exactly.
The media and bureaucrats want you to be afraid of your own shadow, when in fact you should be afraid of McDonalds and not wearing your seatbelt.
Re: Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware
#10Also ALL violent crime is down 50% since 1993. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooa98FHuaU0 Fear is a powerful weapon. The media and politicians know this and selectively choose which crime stats to promote. Emotional outrage > rational analysis when it comes to selling pageviews and building political support. That is nothing new. Fortunately the internet is helping to temper that imbalance.
> selectively choose which crime stats to promote
For example, FBI homicide stats last year show 350 killed by rifles of any kind, assault or otherwise, while 750 killed by hammers. I keep waiting for the groundswell of public support for hammer control.