The developed world—is a safer place? - Sunday, July 05, 2009
In an event, the world—the developed world—is a safer place. Perhaps the greatest of many unanswered questions is this: why then are we so afraid?
Guns per 100 civilians
United States 88.8
Switzerland 45.7
France 31.2
Canada 30.8
Germany 30.3
England & Wales 6.2
Prisoners per 100,000 population
United States 760
Russia 628
England & Wales 151
Canada 116
France 96
Germany 88
Norway 70
Sources: Weapons (2007): Averaged rate of civilian ownership from the Graduate Institute of International Studies’ Small Arms Survey; Prisoners per 100,000 population (2007): International Center for Prison Studies | 