These statistics cannot be correct. Western Europe has traditionally had homicide rates around 1-2 per 100,000, to compare with 6-8 in the US.
AI: “European homicide rates in 2000 averaged around 1.7 per 100,000 residents in Western and EU countries, while Eastern European nations experienced significantly higher rates.”
The statistics below must include russia, which had even higher homicide rates than the US.
The decline probably represents the East European countries that joined the EU, with its great rule of law (unlike the US and russia).Marcos Agustín (@marcosagusstinn)🇪🇺 It is time for Europe to confront the false propaganda surrounding its security.
🔸 EU: around 0.9 homicides per 100,000 people
🔸 United States: around 5 per 100,000
🔸 The US homicide rate is around 5.6 times higher than the EU average.
Even America’s safest major cities have homicide rates several times higher than the European average.
There is a relentless propaganda campaign portraying Europe as a continent collapsing into violence.
The data shows the opposite.
Europe remains one of the safest regions in the world.— https://x.com/marcosagusstinn/status/2080670771848876303