I don't think they release those until later in the year - FBI stats at least. They have release the preliminary statistics but these are usually revised as more data comes in from the reporting agencies. http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/preliminary-annual-ucr-jan-jun-2011
On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Eric Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > Do they have 2010 stats to compare with what weposted? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Barnes [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 9:57 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: New Hampshire man arrested for firing gun into ground while > catching suspected burglar > > > "I'd prefer relatively neutral sources for the data, like the FBI Crime > Stats for firearm stats or the NITSA or NIIHS for the vehicle information." > > > Cool. Here are some FBI numbers from 2005. > > The seven least violent states are all shall-issue right-to-carry (RTC). > > Of the seven most violent states, three are non-RTC (includes D.C.) Since > about 75% of all states are RTC, 43% of the worst being non-RTC makes these > states over-represented at the unpleasant end. > > The five states with the lowest murder rate are RTC, but two of the five > worst are non-RTC. > > The eleven states with the lowest robbery rate are RTC, but of the eleven > worst, 5 are non-RTC. > > Nine of 10 states with the lowest assault rates are RTC, while 3 of 10 with > the highest rates are non-RTC. > > Overall, non-RTC states average 27.8% higher violent crime rates, most > notably 43.8% higher murder and 85% higher robbery rates, than RTC states. > > > Here are some more interesting FBI stats from 2009 an d 2010. > > Violent crime rates fell 4.4% during the first six months of 2009. Murder > rates actual fell 9%. During the same time period and the period leading up > to it, gun sales surged (fearing an Obama assault on the 2nd amendment) > > Murders in the U.S. have decreased steadily since 2006, dropping from > 15,087 to 12,996. > > In 2009, FBI background checks for guns increased by 30 percent over the > previous year, while firearms sales in large retail outlets increased by > almost 40 percent. > > DC, which arguably has the tightest gun controls, had the highest murder > rate in the nation at 16 per 1000. > > > Correlation does not imply causation, but it is interesting. Especially > considering that there is no correlation what so ever between more guns and > more violence > > J > > - > > "I've pledged that I will not sign health insurance reform - as badly as I > think it's necessary, I won't sign it if that reform adds even one dime to > our deficit." - Barrack O > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:347767 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
