why more and more violent crimes in america?

Question

The Federal Bureau of Investigation reported in September that more than 1.4 million murders, rapes, robberies and assaults were committed around the United States last year, or a violent crime every 22 seconds.

The number of victims of violent crime in the United States last year was the equivalent of the entire population of European Union member Estonia or the African state of Gabon falling victim to murder, rape, robbery or assault.

The rate of violent crime was up by 1.9 percent compared with 2005, with murders climbing by 1.8 percent to nearly 15,000 cases last year. - AFP/de


http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/315775/1/.html

i am singaporean. singapore has one of the lowest crime rate in the world.

city state singapore.

Answer 1

Lack of soul fulfilling faith….



Also, this is the era of the Neo-Cons...the time of the devil...

Answer 2

A few problems with your statement:

1. First of all, the rate of violent crimes have been falling in America for the past 10 years at least.

2. Just because more violent crimes are reported does not mean more violent crimes are committed. In many cases, an increase in numbers is at least partially due to better reporting and more efficient statistics-gathering methods. Some countries which have too-good-to-be true low crime rates actually underreport. My grandfather was a homicide detective in the Soviet Union in the 1950's and 1960's, and I know for a fact that all crime statistics at that time were classified -- and law enforcement officers were forbidden from discussing even closed cases, or their impressions about the prevalence of crime, with anyone -- not even their families.

3. Consider also that different countries define "violent crime" differently. In the United States, discharging a firearm into the air in the middle of a residential area is a violent crime; but in Yemen, it seems to be as commonplace and acceptable as clearing one's throat. In the United States, hitting one's spouse or child is a "violent crime"; but in many other countries, it is a man's prerogative, or even an obligation, to "chastize" his wives and children -- or at the very least deemed a "private" matter which should not involve the authorities.

4. Crime statistics are also a function of the given government's willingness (and ability) to enforce its own laws by investigating crimes and prosecuting offenders. You may have 10 countries where it's a crime to give someone a black eye, but it doesn't mean all 10 of them will actually go after a person merely for punching someone's lights out in a bar ("boys will be boys" mentality).

5. Crime statistics are also a function of the victims' willingness to come forward, and their safety from retaliation in a given society. In light of recent events (and some not so recent events), how willing do you think rape victims in Saudi Arabia are to come forward and press charges? This is particularly relevant to rape statistics, as there are many countries where victimized women would be further brutalized for reporting rape. Thus the number of reported rape victims is indicative not only of the prevalence of rape, but also of society's attitude to that crime.

6. Violent crime up by 1.9%? Wow. By the way, what was the margin of error on that study? And again, percentages are meaningless without numbers. Hypothetically, if there was 1 murder in Singapore last year, and 2 murders this year, that's whopping 100% increase!

7. When discussing apples, please don't introduce oranges for shock factor. Number of victims equal to populations of Estonia and Gabon? What do those countries have to do with the price of butter in Turkey? Both of these are tiny nations, by the way, and while I don't know about Gabon, Estonia's population is decreasing. Why don't you just give us plain numbers?

Answer 3

Actually the rate of violent crime has declined substantially since the early 90's; as to the countries to cite for comparative purposes,they are obviously much smaller than the U.S. I will also add that these violent crimes figures include "assault" - which includes mere verbal abuse. Such statistics are in any event based on arrests,not convictions,so they are not an accurate reflection. Law enforcement agencies routinely use arrest rather than conviction stats in order tocreate an alarming impression - and thus secure increases in their federal budget.

Answer 4

Compared with other developed countries it's not bad; there was a decrease in crime in the nineties; only a few years ago did it increase. Scotland may well be the most violent country in the world; 30 major countries are worst that the US.
Are you American???

Answer 5

I think that is a political question.
But you will aslo note that violent crime in the United States has actually decreased dramatically from the rate in the early 70's. 2005 actually had the lowest crime rates in the US since they started tracking the statistic.

Answer 6

True enough but when compared to the genocides of the early revolution years coupled with the crimes against humanity in the form of slavery and women being regarded as chattel crime is actually down quite a bit. It's all perspective and somewhat subjective, eh what!?!

Answer 7

True, but the fear of crime in the UK as increased in the last ten years even though the crime rate in the last ten years has been rapidly falling.

I blame the media.

When people are afraid they consume. Capitalist nations play on this.

Answer 8

you are able to no longer quit gun crime, when you consider which you are able to no longer quit crime. Any form of crime is composed of those with criminal reason. this is the only component to any crime dedicated. you're arguing on the subject of the strategies they use. No gun crime would not equivalent no violent crime. ultimately why are advocates of "freedom" continuously prepared to "ban" , confiscate, outlaw, and coerce people to do or no longer do issues that usually purely have a peripheral or sense good consequence on a challenge?

Answer 9

I don't know, but actually violent crime peaked in the late 1970s in the United States.

Answer 10

in america, all they show on the news is violent stuff and death everywhere, which is very significant as to everyone watched the news everyday. also, violent movies are dominant in this country as a source of entertainment, and dont even get me started about massively violent video games. these are all things that consciously or unconsciously shape a person's mind.

Answer 11

God has removed His hand of blessing on this country.

Note the change in crimes, teen/single mother pregnancies, abortions, dropouts since 1960.

This is when the government chose to boot God out of legislation.