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Originally Posted by Platapus
What about other violent crimes? You are right population should not have a correlation with gun usage as that is more cultural. But I do think there is a correlation between population and the number of violent crimes committed.
I could be wrong.
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Japan? Culture has more to do with it than numbers IMHO.
http://www.nationmaster.com/compare/Japan/United-States/Crime
Or more telling
http://www.nationmaster.com/compare/Australia/Japan/Crime
Note the assault ans firearm murder stats.