Interesting stats re poisoning
All poisoning deaths
- Number of deaths: 41,592
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 13.5
All firearm deaths
- Number of deaths: 31,347
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 10.2
what this doesn't tell you is things like
a) suicides
b) criminals killed by police
c) people killed in gang or drug related activities
d) police killed in line of duty
e) acts of murder/manslaughter
f) innocent bystanders
g) accidental death
the problem with stats is they can be portrayed in various ways to incite a reaction based on the targeted audience.
This is from the Australian stats
An examination of firearm related deaths in Australia between 1991 and 2001 found a 47 per cent decrease in numbers, An examination of firearm related deaths in Australia between 1991 and 2001 found a 47 per cent decrease in numbers, with a fall in the number of suicides accounting for the largest part of that decrease. Nine out of 10 firearm related deaths involved males. Nine out of 10 firearm related deaths involved males
Most of the 47% reduction came about due to the fall in the number of suicides by firearms.
A wonder if there was a corresponding increase by other means in the suicide rate.
