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UNODC murder rates most recent year |
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| The main point
we are making here is that all the European contries and canada |
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| where there are strong gun controls have a
lower homicide rate than the USA. |
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Subregion |
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| United States |
4.8 |
14,748 |
Americas |
Northern America |
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| Latvia |
3.1 |
70 |
Europe |
Northern Europe |
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| Liechtenstein |
2.8 |
1 |
Europe |
Western Europe |
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| Luxembourg |
2.5 |
12 |
Europe |
Western Europe |
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| Lebanon |
2.2 |
95 |
Asia |
Western Asia |
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| Finland |
2.2 |
118 |
Europe |
Northern Europe |
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| Israel |
2.1 |
159+ |
Asia |
Western Asia |
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| Bulgaria |
2 |
147 |
Europe |
Eastern Europe |
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| Romania |
2 |
421 |
Europe |
Eastern Europe |
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| Macedonia |
1.9 |
40 |
Europe |
Southern Europe |
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| Cyprus |
1.7 |
19 |
Asia |
Western Asia |
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| Czech Republic |
1.7 |
181 |
Europe |
Eastern Europe |
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| Belgium |
1.7 |
180 |
Europe |
Western Europe |
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| Canada |
1.6 |
554 |
Americas |
Northern America |
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| Maldives |
1.6 |
5 |
Asia |
Southern Asia |
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| Slovakia |
1.5 |
84 |
Europe |
Eastern Europe |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1.5 |
56 |
Europe |
Southern Europe |
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| Greece |
1.5 |
176 |
Europe |
Southern Europe |
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| Croatia |
1.4 |
62 |
Europe |
Southern Europe |
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| Hungary |
1.3 |
133 |
Europe |
Eastern Europe |
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| Andorra |
1.3 |
1 |
Europe |
Southern Europe |
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| Ireland |
1.2 |
54 |
Europe |
Northern Europe |
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| United Kingdom |
1.2 |
722 |
Europe |
Northern Europe |
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| Portugal |
1.2 |
124 |
Europe |
Southern Europe |
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| Serbia |
1.2 |
123 |
Europe |
Southern Europe |
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| Poland |
1.1 |
436 |
Europe |
Eastern Europe |
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| France |
1.1 |
682 |
Europe |
Western Europe |
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| Netherlands |
1.1 |
179 |
Europe |
Western Europe |
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| China |
1 |
13,410 |
Asia |
Eastern Asia |
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| Saudi Arabia |
1 |
265+ |
Asia |
Western Asia |
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| Sweden |
1 |
91 |
Europe |
Northern Europe |
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| Malta |
1 |
4 |
Europe |
Southern Europe |
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| Australia |
1 |
229 |
Oceania |
Australasia |
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| Denmark |
0.9 |
47 |
Europe |
Northern Europe |
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| Italy |
0.9 |
529 |
Europe |
Southern Europe |
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| New Zealand |
0.9 |
39 |
Oceania |
Australasia |
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| Spain |
0.8 |
390 |
Europe |
Southern Europe |
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| Germany |
0.8 |
690 |
Europe |
Western Europe |
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| Slovenia |
0.7 |
15 |
Europe |
Southern Europe |
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| Switzerland |
0.7 |
52 |
Europe |
Western Europe |
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| Norway |
0.6 |
29 |
Europe |
Northern Europe |
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| Austria |
0.6 |
56 |
Europe |
Western Europe |
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| Japan |
0.4 |
506 |
Asia |
Eastern Asia |
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| Singapore |
0.3 |
16 |
Asia |
South-Eastern Asia |
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| Iceland |
0.3 |
1 |
Europe |
Northern Europe |
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| Monaco |
0 |
0 |
Europe |
Western Europe |
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