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[Jim Dixon]

On Mon, 19 Mar 2001, Ken Brown wrote:

> Reese wrote:
>  
> > England serves as a fine example here;
> 
> I'm sure it does, but of what?
> 
> I think the murder rate in Britain is about 1/6 of what it is in the
> USA. (I mean rate, not actual numbers, this is not a 28% paternity
> error). And the proportion of people killed accidentally is far lower
> here as well.  We are perhaps a fine example of finding ways to live
> longer?

If anyone cares, the interpersonal violence rate is considerably 
higher in the UK.  Recent statisics on crime in industrialised 
countries (and therefore excluding South Africa) showed Australia 
leading the world and the UK second.   America trailed far behind.

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