Irelands Murder Rate

tomofson

Irelands murder rate isn't actually that high, I know that an unpopular opinion to have cause everyone loves a good moan but in reality there has been 13 unlawful killings this year of which 11have been gang related (by my count). For a country of 4.5 million people that is actually on the low side of the scale... A lot of states in america only have around the same population as Ireland has and look at the killings there....

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

tomofson wrote: »

Irelands murder rate isn't actually that high, I know that an unpopular opinion to have cause everyone loves a good moan but in reality there has been 14 unlawful killings this year of which 12 have been gang related (by my count). For a country of 4.5 million people that is actually on the low side of the scale... A lot of states in america only have around the same population as Ireland has and look at the killings there....

Guns.

Winterlong

Yeah. Guns man.

Hande hoche!

Knives.

tomofson

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Knives.

There has been few of them this year thank god.

The flying mouse

What's the question here Tom. ?

tomofson

The flying mouse wrote: »

What's the question here Tom. ?

No question pal, me just saying it the way I see it.

smash

Much more of this and you'll be getting your own thread like kneemos

tomofson

smash wrote: »

Much more of this and you'll be getting your own thread like kneemos

Not to sure what that means but, thank I guess.

Ronald Wilson Reagan

Its the harsh legal Irish legal system and hard boiled police force that was potential murderers having second thoughts about murdering.:rolleyes:

tomofson

Ronald Wilson Reagan wrote: »

Its the harsh legal Irish legal system and hard boiled police force that was potential murderers having second thoughts about murdering.:rolleyes:

Or maybe its just that Ireland isn't as violent a society as the media would have you believe.

RobbingBandit

Not much of a murder rate really, a bunch of people killed in gang related feud. No serial killing or mass murders like in America or suicide attacks like the middle east or other areas affiliated with muslim radicals.

Renegade Mechanic

Now add manslaughters. Because most of them bloody well aren't.

tomofson

Renegade Mechanic wrote: »

Now add manslaughters. Because most of them bloody well aren't.

Unlawful killing includes manslaughter sham

Hande hoche!

tomofson wrote: »

Or maybe its just that Ireland isn't as violent a society as the media would have you believe.

If you want to read up on declining violence, you could look at some of Steve Pinker's work. He makes the argument that compared to historical levels we are less violent at a worldwide level.

LDN_Irish

I agree. It's a touch higher than the UK's very low rate and pretty much every other crime is recorded at half the rate of England & Wales, car theft being the exception which is considerably higher than E&W. They have nowhere near the hysteria about crime that we have here though. Their news doesn't have the same heavy focus on crime either.

tomofson

LDN_Irish wrote: »

I agree. It's a touch higher than the UK's very low rate and pretty much every other crime is recorded at half the rate of England & Wales, car theft being the exception which is considerably higher than E&W. They have nowhere near the hysteria about crime that we have here though. Their news doesn't have the same heavy focus on crime either.

Yep thats true.

Son Of A Vidic

Speaking of murder rates, I could really murder a nice cold pint right now.

tomofson

Son Of A Vidic wrote: »

Speaking of murder rates, I could really murder a nice cold pint right now.

I'd hope jokes like that isn't what got you your four stars

Da Regulator

tomofson wrote: »

I'd hope jokes like that isn't what got you your four stars

Meow.