Saturday, June 27, 2015

A Chart



Country and year of most recent data Number of firearm homicides that year Odds of being murdered with a firearm that year Odds of being murdered that year Percent homicides involving a firearm
United States ('10) 9,960 1 in 31,000 1 in 24,000 67.5%
Switzerland ('04) 57 1 in 125,000 1 in 91,000 72.2%
Canada ('09) 173 1 in 200,000 1 in 56,000 32.0%
Finland ('09) 24 1 in 250,000 1 in 43,000 19.8%
Sweden ('04) 37 1 in 250,000 1 in 83,000 33.9%
Spain ('09) 90 1 in 500,000 1 in 111,000 21.8%
Germany ('10) 158 1 in 500,000 1 in 125,000 26.3%
Israel ('07) 6 1 in 1,000,000 1 in 53,000 11.7%
Australia ('09) 30 1 in 1,000,000 1 in 83,000 11.5%
England & Wales ('10) 41 1 in 1,000,000 1 in 83,000 6.6%
Japan ('08) 11 more than 1 in 1,000,000 1 in 200,000 1.8%