2006-11-20 14:18:43 · 7 answers · asked by munki_94 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Data released this month;
0.15% of the number killed by automobiles.
Over the past 15 years, acts of violence have decreased by 38%
Murder has decreased by 43%. Violent crime overall was the lowest in 2005 of any of the 32 years the Bureau of Justice Statistics has been tracking it.
The number of legally owned private firearms has increased by over 70 million during the same period.
The most astounding statistic released this month is the murder rate in the State of Florida. Florida passed a "right to carry law" that went into effect in 1987. The murder rate in Florida in 2005 was 58% lower than in 1986.
2006-11-20 14:58:21 · answer #1 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The national agency that tracks this (Childrens Defense Fund) only has data from 2003, and that was 2,827.
More 10- to 19-year-olds die from gunshot wounds than from any other cause except motor vehicle accidents.
2006-11-20 14:30:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Have you tried googling yet?
Seems to me that most people just don't get what search engines like Yahoo, Vista, Infoseek, Google are for.
www.google.com
type in statistical bureau
type in kids & shootings
that's all you need
2006-11-20 14:27:33 · answer #3 · answered by angelikabertrand64 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Too many
2006-11-20 14:20:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
in my neighborhood alone we are talking over 15, I'm guessing well over four thousand in America.
2006-11-20 14:26:57 · answer #5 · answered by odogwunna 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
too many
2006-11-20 14:19:48 · answer #6 · answered by potassiumbroth4 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
more than i can count
2006-11-20 14:23:27 · answer #7 · answered by Black cat 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋