chris wrote:
On May 29, 10:12 am, Matt Whiting wrote:
Jim Logajan wrote:
Matt Whiting wrote:
The US is on this list, but the UK is now 3rd in the world. So, tell
me again how great things are in the UK...
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cr...e-total-crimes
Matt, this graph provides a better view since it is normalized per capita:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cr...ime-total-crim...
The U.K. has more crimes per capita than the U.S.!
And New Zealand has the second highest rate in the world!
Thanks, Jim, that is a much better representation. OK, Chris, your
turn. :-)

Matt

Wow, that's bizarre!

I would never have thought we'd be that high on the list - doesn't gel
with what I read in the newspapers and so on. I would bet that the
note on the bottom regarding different rates of reporting of crimes in
different countries probably means the list is not that representative
of reality, unfortunately.

And I'm guessing that your perception of the US is also based on
newspaper and TV, right? I'm guessing you've never actually been here.

Matt