"Guy Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> However, if you examine a graph of Canada's violent crime rate: >> http://cgi.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/cgi-bin/blog/2004/06#mauser >> >> you will see that it has decreased over the past decade. And Mauser >> cannot claim to be unaware of this since the graph comes from Mauser's >> own paper. More examination of Mauser's false claims at >> http://cgi.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/cgi-bin/blog/2004/06#mauser > > We see what appears to be a faster rate of increase in Canadian violent > crime in the 1980's than in the US, and a higher per capita rate as well
As I explained in my post, the violent crime rate is defined differently in Canada, so it should not be compared with the US number. As the graph in my post shows, comparable violent crime rates (robbery and aggravated assault) are lower in Canada. Mauser wrote a lengthy report for the Fraser Institute comparing violent crime in Canada and the US and somehow neglected to notice this. > (Tim's table #1 -- incidentally, this table cites the FBI as the source for > both US and Canadian crime statistics. I was not aware the FBI tracked > Canadian crime waves). The graph actually gives Savoie 2002 as the source. > More to the point, during the 1990's, when firearm sales in the US were > rolling along nicely and states were passing "shall issue" laws with glee, > we see a growing per capita gap between US and Canadian violent crime. If I > were standing on the border, I would see the US rate steadily dropping after > 1991, and the Canadian rate peaking and staying roughly level. This would > make any sane person want to head south. I think a sane person would prefer lower violent crime rates (Canada) to higher violent crime rates (US), even the rates are falling faster in the US. -- Tim _______________________________________________ To post, send message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof
