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**irridgita** · 09-25-2007, 09:13 PM

Violent crime in the US:

More than 75 percent of victims know their offender. (U.S. Department of Justice, National Crime Victimization Survey — September 2004)

But is violent crime more random in other countries?

Availability of guns is a huge issue, people say it doesn't matter but it does. It got a lot harder to get guns IN NYC, but people can still get one within 2hr drive of the city so it's a moot point. In England it's a different story where guns are not a civil rights issue. Ghetto areas in NYC also got alot smaller and safer too so that's where the crime decreased also.

09-25-2007, 09:13 PM	#41
irridgita Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 470 Senior Member	Violent crime in the US: More than 75 percent of victims know their offender. (U.S. Department of Justice, National Crime Victimization Survey — September 2004) But is violent crime more random in other countries? Availability of guns is a huge issue, people say it doesn't matter but it does. It got a lot harder to get guns IN NYC, but people can still get one within 2hr drive of the city so it's a moot point. In England it's a different story where guns are not a civil rights issue. Ghetto areas in NYC also got alot smaller and safer too so that's where the crime decreased also.
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