Truth be told, property crime is consistantly higher in europe and canada than it is in the states. Violent crime is also higher in many european countries. why the disconnect?
2006-06-09 08:16:26 · 10 answers · asked by Marvin 3 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Other - United States
Yea, I think the media's mindset of "if it bleeds it leads" has really done a disservice to us all.
2006-06-09 08:27:47 · update #1
Maybe it's the reporting that does it. Our TV and newspapers report any little bit of crime that they can get their hands on. All these little stories plus the few serious ones make it look like there's nothing but crime here.
Do the European news people go to such an extent to report minor crimes ? Truthfully, I don't know.
2006-06-09 08:24:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, property and petty crime may be higher in other countries, (although I don't have the statistics to back that up), but the level of violent crime in the US is still bad. For example homicide rates in the UK are less than 2 per 100,000 people, whereas in the US it is closer to 10 (a factor of 5 times!)
Getting my purse snatched I can deal with, being murdered is a little more terminal!
2006-06-09 08:41:35 · answer #2 · answered by al 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the United States does have a disproportionately higher rate of violent crime using guns than others. We get a blackeye for it.
2006-06-09 08:19:52 · answer #3 · answered by sincityq 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think crime has always been bad but the media pumps it up and we hear about more details and such and also the population has grown, therefore more crime.
2006-06-09 08:25:51 · answer #4 · answered by Bchlvr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blame Charlton Heston and the Gun Lobby and the so called Right to Bear Arms which has been misinterpreted.
2006-06-09 11:30:02 · answer #5 · answered by fatsausage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Movies... TV... Most crime-related movies and TV series come from the US. How much of that material do you see coming out of other countries?!!
2006-06-09 08:25:17 · answer #6 · answered by imdashti 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like lvyy answer....and i am american....but as far as why it is this way I blame the media. They want us to live in fear of each other, a country divided is easier to control....Bush has fox network in his back pocket(his cousin runs it)
2006-06-09 08:31:24 · answer #7 · answered by EVIL EMPIRE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the person who represent your country is the world's biggest terrorist.
2006-06-09 08:21:24 · answer #8 · answered by Lyvy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mabe the one here are more seriouse crimes such as murder and shootings. in europe i thing its mostly petty theft.
2006-06-09 08:25:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
news and media
2006-06-09 08:19:54 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋