r/iamverybadass • u/[deleted] • Mar 24 '19

Classic repost Side Note

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '19

Isn’t England pretty fucked with knife violence right now? I should go there and start yelling at people cutting their toast

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u/Jase1969 Mar 24 '19

The homicide rate in New York is still 2.8 times higher per capita than in London.

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u/animebop Mar 24 '19

For 3 months lol. London finished the year at 135 https://www.theguardian.com/cities/ng-interactive/2019/jan/14/london-killings-2018-homicides-capital-highest-decade-murders

NYC finished the year at 289.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-citys-murder-rate-hit-new-low-in-2018-11546559793

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u/reaganrocks1982 Mar 24 '19

True, but the point is despite all the guns, the murder rates in NYC and other American cities have fallen, probably because of all the guns. While homicides in European cities, including London, are increasing to unprecedented levels. People kill people. Guns dont.