Datasets : Crime Rates Lower in Right-to-Carry (RTC) States Than Rest Of Country
| Uploaded By: cgreen | Created at: Thursday September 06, 4:46 PM |
| Data Source: FBI, Crime in the United States 2005 | |
| Description: More Right-to-Carry. The number of RTC states is at an all-time high, up from 10 in 1987 to 40 today.9 In 2005, states with RTC laws, compared to the rest of the country, had lower violent crime rates on average: total violent crime lower by 22%, murder by 30%, robbery by 46%, and aggravated assault by 12%. FBI, Crime in the United States 2005 (http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/data/documents/05tbl05.xls) for state crime statistics. | |
| Tags: crime RTC lower | |
| Crime | RTC State Percent lower than rest of USA | |
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| 1 | Total Violent Crime | -22 |
| 2 | Murder | -30 |
| 3 | Robbery | -46 |
| 4 | Aggravated Assault | -12 |
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