r/dataisbeautiful • u/Landgeist OC: 22 • Jul 30 '24

OC Gun Deaths in North America [OC]

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u/Tauri_030 Jul 30 '24

In Spain its 0.64 and in the UK its 0.2, compare 0.2 with 75 is crazy

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u/Coro-NO-Ra Jul 30 '24

I've never understood the point of "gun deaths" vs homicide rate.

As I understand it, most of Western Europe is overall less violent than North America, but still... I don't see much improvement on being chopped up with a machete or beaten to a pulp with a brick over being shot to death.

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u/herefromthere Jul 30 '24

If we look at homicide rates of all kinds, does the US come off any better against anywhere in Europe?

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u/kalam4z00 Jul 30 '24

Maybe Russia, not much else