CRM/LAW C106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Gun Violence, Homicide, Elmira, New York

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Criminology, Law and Society
• Course: CRM/LAW C106
• Professor: Elliott P.Currie

Document Summary

If u are an american age 15-29- ur more likely to die by a gun wound than by natural causes. Us gun violence: americans use guns to hurt and kill others far far more than other industrialized advanced societies. Since 2000: 217,000 americans have died of gun homicide. Non fatal gun assaults in england and wales, England is not the only country that looks hugley different! The us overpowers everyone in rates by a lot! Gun homicide rates, u. s. and 22 other high income countries, 2010. 82% of all gun deaths ( including suicide and accidents) in the 23 countries took place in the. 90% of women killed by firearms in the 23 countries were u. s. women. Surveys suggest between 32-42% of u. s. households own at least one firearm. Average american gun owner owns 8 guns. The u. s. has by far the highest per capita rate of gun ownership in the world.