Shooting of the Day
Shooting of the Day
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There seems to be a lot of people in this debate referencing that while UK has a much lower murder rate than the US, it has a much higher violent crime rate. Why is this?
Well, 'violent crime' in the UK covers a whole range of offence, a high proportion of which don't involve any injury they are:• Wounding
• Assault with minor injury
• Assault without injury
• Robbery
• Violence with injury
• Violence without injury
• Domestic violence
• Acquaintance
• Stranger
• Mugging (robbery + snatch theft)source:http://www.guardian.co.uk...
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/pub…The US defines violent crime differently:
• murder and nonnegligent manslaughter
• forcible rape
• robbery
• aggravated assault- sexual offences are classed separately: http://www.ons.gov.u…BaskerviIle
- as pointed out above, I mean in the US only 'forcible rape' is covered, but in the UK lots moreBaskerviIle