"Richard Lewis" wrote in message
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"Ed Huntress" wrote:
[Gunner said]:
Interesting..not what Interpol claims:
http://www.samizdata.net/blog/archives/004236.html
Here are Interpol 2001 crime statistics (rate per 100,000):
4161 - US
7736 - Germany
6941 - France
9927 - England and Wales
Thus the US has a substantially lower crime rate than the major
European countries!
Ah, Gunner, no. You need a better class of blogs. g
Here's where those figures came from:
http://www.interpol.int/Public/Stati...wnloadList.asp
If you compare a few countries, you'll see that entire categories are
missing from some, and there are big differences in how they report the
rest. Interpol doesn't say these are crime comparisons. They say "Total
number of offences *contained in national crime statistics*." (emphasis
mine)
In other words, Gunner, just as before....the idiot makes some
bull**** claim, gets proven wrong by the cited numbers and goes off on
some fantasy bull**** argument about what the numbers "really" say.
More semantic bull**** from the bull**** master.
"Interpol doesn't say these are crime comparisons. They say "Total
number of offences *contained in national crime statistics*."
(emphasis
mine)"
Can anyone that's not an idiot interpret that sentence above as the
idiot has?
I doubt it.
I doubt if anyone here doesn't get it except for you, dimwit. Here's what
Interpol says about it:
(
http://www.interpol.int/Public/Stati...CS/default.asp)
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Warning: These statistics cannot be used as a basis for comparison between
different countries. They do not take into account:
national differences in the legal definitions of punishable acts
the diversity of statistical methods used
changes which may occur during the reference period affecting the data
collected.
Police statistics reflect reported crimes, but this only represents a
fraction of the real level. The volume of crimes not reported to the police
may depend on the actions, policies and perceptions of the police. These can
vary with time, as well as from country to country. Consequently, all
statistical data published here should be interpreted with caution.
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You lazy dickhead.
Ed Huntress