04-14-2024, 01:30 PM
Data:
Homicide rate in Australia (per Wikipedia, 2021): 0.86/100,000.
Homicide rate in US (same source, 2021): 3.8/100,000 - 4.4x higher
Mass murders are not unknown in Australia, but are shocking precisely because they are so rare.
We had 656 mass shootings in 2024. On average, 118 gun deaths each day.
Homicide rate in Australia (per Wikipedia, 2021): 0.86/100,000.
Homicide rate in US (same source, 2021): 3.8/100,000 - 4.4x higher
Mass murders are not unknown in Australia, but are shocking precisely because they are so rare.
We had 656 mass shootings in 2024. On average, 118 gun deaths each day.