On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 06:33:27 -0500, Let it snowe
wrote:

On 12/4/2014 12:02 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 03 Dec 2014 13:15:52 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote:



Less availability of guns in modern western societies seems to result in
a less violent society, eh?

They are simply less violent. There were more stabbing murders in LA
last year than the total number of murders in Canada all causes.
Maybe it does have to do with our ethnic make up ... but we can't say
that.

What's the pop. of LA? What's the pop, of Canada? What's the pop.
density of both? Your comparisons don't mean squat without some real data.


LA: Population: 3.884 million (2013)
Canada: Population:35.344,962 million

LA stabbing murders: 59 (last twelve months)
http://homicide.latimes.com/cause/stabbing

Canada homicides: 1.56/100,000 = 551.38

LA homicides (last twelve months) 520

So, it looks like Greg meant to say, "...almost as many homicides just
in LA last year than in *all* of Canada."

Since a city is being compared to a country, the population density is
immaterial.

So...now the statement means 'squat'.

Based on the above statistics, I would have to agree that the
population of Canada is much less violent than the population of LA,
if measured only by homicides.

Now, if violence is measured by wife beatings and boat curb bashings,
it might be a different story.
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