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Quote by: Derek Wolff  You seem to completely disregard facts and statistics. No, it won't.
How likely is it the mugger will expect him to pull a gun instead of his wallet? Aside from that, I think its more important in home invasion rather than muggings. If the mugger merely has a knife and not a gun it won't matter as well. If the muggers catch on every one has guns I think they would be more intimidated and afraid more than any thing. |
I crosschecked your Florida statistics. That's true apparently and I stand corrected regarding homicide.
Traditionally you mug people in one of two ways. You get them to put their hands in the air and remove their wallet yourself. Alternatively, you stab them in the back and loot their corpse. This is done because there is always the possibility of a concealed weapon and the criminal does not want to give the victim the chance you are describing. Crime still happens.
Also, come to think of it Florida is a bad example. The retired population is skyrocketing, and the elderly do not commit very many crimes. The number of criminals has stayed about the same, but per 100,000 it is in deed dropping.
Total Crime Rate 1960 - 2006
And now I've checked the national crime rates and I am officially as mad as a wet hen because you lied to me. Where the heck did that that figure of a national crime decrease of only 0.4% come from? Between 1987 and 2005 murder dropped nationally by 32.5%.
Bureau of Justice Statistics Homicide Trends in the United States:
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