Win The War!

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Win The War! Against Violence - The Ten Percent Challenge is a violence reduction and a violence education and awareness campaign begun February, 2011 by the non-profit organization waragainstviolence.org. It is a competition where States compete, Cities compete and Schools compete to see who can reduce the greatest percentage of violent victimizations per calendar year. Not only do these groups compete with others in their group but they also compete against themselves. This is the first endeavor by Win The War! Against Violence.

For those that Win The War! Against Violence the best will receive a official award/trophy from our organization and other rewards yet to be added to make this competition also an attractive incentive plan.

Proclamation from Kentucky Governor Steven Beshear 1.3.12

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States vs. States

For the State vs. State competition, the winners will be the top three in 4 categories. Categories are by State Populations and are labeled Red, Orange, Green and Blue. Statistics come from the FBI's Uniform Crimes Reports (UCR) which track crimes reported to police. Later in 2011 this campaign goes to countries worldwide! 

Press Release July 21, 2011

Win The War! Against Violence - The Ten Percent Challenge

The War Has Begun. The Second War Between the States. A "Civil" Civil War.

A call to non-action.

FBI UCR statistics only, violent victimizations. 18,000 Sources Reporting.

2010/1995 Link    2010/2009 Link    2009/2008 Link      2008/2007 Link     2007/2006 Link    2006/2005 Link 

2005/2004 Link    2004/2003 Link    2003/2002 Link      2002/2001 Link     2001/2000 Link    2000/1999 Link

Level I - Population over 10,000,000 (Red) (7 States)

Level II - Population Between 5,000,000 and 10,000,00 (Orange) (15 States)

 State                       2008          2009    Change %   Rank/09   2009 Pop.    2010   Ch. %    Rank/2010

Level III - Population 2,000,000 to 5,000,000 (Green) (14 States)

Alabama                    21,109        21,179         0.3                 4,708,708        18,056     (14.74)       1

Connecticut             10,737         10,508        (2.1)                3,518,288         10,057      (4.29)

Mississippi               8,952            8,304        (7.2)      2          2,951,996          8,003      (3.62)

Alaska                        4,479         4,421          (1.3)                  698,473       4,537        2.62

Delaware                  6,187           5,635        (8.9)     3            885,122       5,575      (1.06)           3

District of Col.           8,509           8,071        (5.1)                   599,657       8,004     (0.83)

Hawaii                       3,510           3,559         1.4                  1,295,178      3,574        0.42

Idaho                        3,678           3,530        (4.0)                 1,545,801       3,465      (1.84)           2

Maine                       1,572            1,579         0.4                  1,318,301       1,621        2.66

Montana                  2,918            2,473      (15.3)     2           974,989       2,693        8.89

Nebraska                 5,537            5,059        (8.6)                 1,796,619      5,104        0.89

New Hampshire       2,127            2,114        (0.6)                 1,324,575     2,198         3.97

North Dakota           1,216            1,298         6.7                     646,844      1,513       16.56

Rhode Island           2,656            2,660          0.2                 1,053,209      2,701         1.54

South Dakota           2,221           1,508     (32.1)       1          812,383      2,186       44.96

Vermont                    854                 817       (4.3)                     621,760        815       (0.24)

West Virginia          5,027            5,396          7.3                 1,819,777       5,830        8.04

Wyoming                1,312             1,242        (5.3)                   544,270       1,104    (11.11)           1

United Sates**  1,392,629   1,318398    (5.3)        307,006,550   1,246,248     (6.0)

5 Sates - 10 % or More Reduction 2009-2010.    8 States - 10 % or More Reduction 2008-2009

Summary % Change Violent Crime U.S. (UCR)

2010:  -6.0    2009:  -5.3    2008:  -1.9      2007:   -.7     2006:  +1.9     2005:  +2.3   

2004:  -1.2    2003:  -3.0    2002:   0.0     2001: +2.1     2000:   -.02

** Populations are U.S. Census Bureau provisional estimates as of July 1, 2009, and July 1, 2008.

Limited data for 2008 and 2009 were available for Illinois. See Data Declaration.

The data collection methodology for the offense of forcible rape used by the Illinois and the Minnesota state

UCR Programs (with the exception of Rockford, IL, and Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN) does not comply with

national UCR guidelines. Consequently, their state figures for forcible rape (with the exception of Rockford, IL,

and Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN) have been estimated for inclusion in this table.

Because of changes in the state's reporting practices, figures are not comparable to previous years' data.

Includes offenses reported by the Zoological Police and the Metro Transit Police.

Notes from waragainstviolence.org:  Statistics are only what is reported to police age 12 or older. Less then 50% of crimes are reported to the police.

                                                       The Nation's Two Crime Measures

                                          Bureau of Justice Statistics    http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/

• BJS's National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)- reported and unreported crime from the victim's perspective.
• FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) - crimes reported by law enforcement.

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The Future of Crime Reporting is NIBRS - National Incident-Based Reporting System  

FBI Link       NACJD Link      South Dakota Link

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Violent Crime - UCR

Uniform Crime Reporting Link

Definition

In the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.

Data collection

The data presented in Crime in the United States reflect the Hierarchy Rule, which requires that only the most serious offense in a multiple-offense criminal incident be counted. The descending order of UCR violent crimes are murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, followed by the property crimes of burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft. Although arson is also a property crime, the Hierarchy Rule does not apply to the offense of arson.

Each year when Crime in the United States is published, some entities use reported figures to compile rankings of cities and counties. These rough rankings provide no insight into the numerous variables that mold crime in a particular town, city, county, state, or region. Consequently, they lead to simplistic and/or incomplete analyses that often create misleading perceptions adversely affecting communities and their residents. Valid assessments are possible only with careful study and analysis of the range of unique conditions affecting each local law enforcement jurisdiction. The data user is, therefore, cautioned against comparing statistical data of individual reporting units from cities, metropolitan areas, states, or colleges or universities solely on the basis of their population coverage or student enrollment.

Additional Information.

Notes about the Uniform Crime Report from wav.org. The UCR includes violence crimes reported to the police only. According to the FBI over 50% of crimes are not reported. Also not included in the UCR are children 11 or younger, suicides, accidents, missing persons or military deaths or injuries.

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First Set of Violence Statistics and Injury in the United States Per Year.

(These Numbers are the lower of the Two Sets Presented)

Columns:

1) Year

2) Number of Violent Offenses United States (FBI UCR - Reported to Police) Ages 12 and older)

3) Suicides (CDC)

4) Self-harm All Injury Causes Nonfatal Injuries (CDC)

5) Unintentional Injury Deaths (includes terrorism but does not included homicide or military deaths) (CDC)

6) Unintentional All Injury Causes Nonfatal Injuries (CDC)

7) Legal Intervention Injury Deaths (CDC)

8) Military Injury and Deaths (U.S. Dept. Of Defence and Various other Sources)

9) Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains (FBI National Crime Information Center Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics at Year End).   Link

10) Child Maltreatment (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services - Age 0-17)

11) Child Maltreament (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services - % of Victims Age 12-17)

  1            2           3            4            5              6            7         8            9             10      11

2003  1,383,676   31,484    411,128    91,545    27,127,477   423     3,928          N/A    906,000  16.60

2004  1,360,088   32,439    425,650    94,655    27,436,649   372   10,090          N/A    872,000  15.40

2005  1,390,745   32,637    372,722    99,685    27,156,734   414     8,152    103,768    899,000  16.40

2006  1,418,043   33,300    395,276   103,026   27,671,499   434     8,695    110,484    905,000  16.50

2007  1,408,337   34,598    395,320   105,345   27,731,818   412     8,815    105,229    794,000  24.60

2008  1,392,629      N/A     376,306      N/A      27,877,748   N/A     4,285    102,764    772,000  24.40

2009  1,318,398      N/A     374,486      N/A      27,632,781   N/A     3,342      96,192    763,000  24.10

First Set Summary

Total of death or injury in the U.S. Per Year intentional or unintentional which also includes U.S. Military Service members. Also included are missing people in the U.S. as well as unidentified remains. Total consists of first 10 Columns.

Year                 Total                      U.S. Population (FBI UCR)

2003            30,062,787                          290,788,976

2004            30,339,069                          293,656,842

2005            30,063,857                          296,410,404

2006            30,645,757                          299,398,484

2007            30,583,874                          301,621,157

2008            30,664,288                          304,374,846

2009            30,326,755                          307,006,550

For numbers that we unavailable, averages were take from the previous two years or if that was not available from the two subsequent years.

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Page last revised on March 29, 2010

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Terms & Definitions (UCR & NVCS)  Link

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Violent Crime - NCVS

The National Crime Victimization Survey U.S.  Link

NCVS is the Nation's primary source of information on criminal victimization. Each year, data are obtained from a nationally representative sample of 76,000 households comprising nearly 135,300 persons on the frequency, characteristics and consequences of criminal victimization in the United States. The survey enables BJS to estimate the likelihood of victimization by rape, sexual assault, robbery, assault, theft, household burglary, and motor vehicle theft for the population as a whole as well as for segments of the population such as women, the elderly, members of various racial groups, city dwellers, or other groups. The NCVS provides the largest national forum for victims to

NCVS Violent Crime

Notes from wav.org on the NCVS. Statistics does not include homicide. Does not included children 11 or younger. in 2009 the UCR violent victimization number was 30% less then the 2009 NCVS violent victimization number.

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Second Set of Violence Statistics and Injury in the United States Per Year.

(These Numbers are the higher of the Two Sets Presented)

Columns:

1) Year

2) Number of Violent Offenses United States (NCVS)

3) Suicides (CDC) U.S.

4) Self-harm All Injury Causes Nonfatal Injuries (CDC) U.S.

5) Unintentional Injury Deaths (inlcudes terroism but does not inluded homicide or miltary deaths) (CDC) U.S.

6) Unintentional All Injury Causes Nonfatal Injuries (CDC) U.S.

7) Military Injury and Deaths (U.S. Dept. Of Defence and Various other Sources) U.S.

8) Missing and Unidentifed Remains (FBI National Crime Information Center Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics at Year End). U.S.

9) Children Exposed to Violence - Rate: 60% Ages 17 or Younger (Office of Justices Programs) U.S. link Number: Children - Birth to 13 Years Old (census.gov) link2

10) Correction Populations - Number of persons under correctional supervision (Bureau Of Justice Statistics)  U.S. link

11) Prisoners at Year End (Bureau of Justice Statistics) U.S. link

  1            2           3         4            5          6            7         8             9               10         11

2003 5,401,720  31,484  411,128   91,545  27,127,477   3,928      N/A   34,010,509   6,917,700  1,468,601

2004 5,182,670  32,439  425,650   94,655  27,436,649 10,090      N/A   33,983,444   6,987,900  1,497,100

2005 5,173,720  32,637  372,722   99,685  27,156,734  8,152  103,768  33,987,358   7,045,100  1,527,929

2006 6,094,720  33,300  395,276 103,026  27,671,499  8,695  110,484  34,062,832   7,176,000  1,569,945

2007 5,177,100  34,598  395,320 105,345  27,731,818  8,815  105,229  34,260,730   7,267, 500 1,598,245

2008 4,859,510      N/A  376,306      N/A   27,877,748  4,285  102,764  34,469,673   7,274,600  1,609,759

2009 4,343,450      N/A  374,486      N/A   27,632,781  3,342   96,192   34,672,042   7,225,800  1,613,656

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                                       Federal Inmate Population   Link

The Federal Bureau of Prisons was established in 1930 to provide more progressive and humane care for Federal inmates, to professionalize the prison service, and to ensure consistent and centralized administration of the 11 Federal prisons in operation at the time. Today, the Bureau consists of 116 institutions. Population 209,360 1.29.11.

State Prisons U.S. - Admissions By Offense Per Year Link

          Property     Drug      Violent   Public Order   Other   Admin/Year  T/State Pop. T/Fed Pop.  %/Fed     Total

2007   197,800   193,700   170,200    80,600     4,100      646,500      1,353,646    179,204    13.24   1,532,261

2008   201,700   194,200   184,600    94,700     4 ,100     679,300      1,407,479    201,280    14.30   1,609,759

2009          N/A           N/A          N/A          N/A         N/A             N/A      1,405,622    208,118    14.81   1,613,740

2010          N/A           N/A          N/A          N/A         N/A             N/A      1,404,203    209,360    14.91   1,613.563

State Prisons U.S. - Polulation by Offence Per Year Link

Year        Violent     % Violent/Male      Property    Drug Offen.   Pulic-Order Offen.   Other       Total     

2005        687,700      95.45            248,900            253,300           98,700             8,100      1,208,500

2006        667,900      95.54            227,900            265,800           112,300           7,200      1,331,100

2007        692,800      95.43            265,300            273,600           103,100         18,900      1,353,600

2008        715,400      95.29            251,800            251,400           125,900          17,800     1,365,400

Inmate Deaths and Sexual Violence Against Inmates Per Year

1) Year  2) Federal Prison Deaths (All Causes) Link   3) State Prison Deaths (All Causes)   Link   4) Local Jail Deaths (All Casues) Link   5)Arrest Related Deaths (All Causes) Link   6) Executions  Link    7) Sexual Violence*  Link   8) Total

1            2            3            4            5         6             7               8

2004    333      3,138     1,024      670       59       8,210       13,434

2005    388      3,177     1,049      679       60       6,241       11,594

2006    328      3,242     1,098      710       53       6,528       11,959

2007     368     3,388     1,102       N/A      42       7,374       12,968

2008     399         N/A        N/A       N/A      37       7,444       12,989

For numbers that we unavailable, averages were take from the previous two years or if that was not available from the two subsequent years.

*About 54% of substanciated incidents of sexual vitimization involed only inmate, while 46% of substantiated incidents involved staff with inmates. Janurary 2011.

*Female unmates were disproportionaly victimized by both other inmates and staff in federal and state prisons, as well as local jails. January 2011

Substantiated incidents of inmate-on-inmate sexual victimization. Perpetrators were 82% male. 2007/2008

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National Institute For Corrections- U.S. Dept. of Justice   Link

International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Population List 2008  Link

State of Recidivism: The Revolving Door of America's Prisons. "More than four in 10 offenders returned to state prison within three years of their release." The Pew Center on the States.  Link

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Law Enforcement Deaths, Assaults and Injuries by Year   Link

                                              Year           Deaths*        Assaults**       Injuries**

                                             2003             148               58,278            16,412

                                             2004             164               60,054            16,737

                                             2005             162               59,428            16,072

                                             2006             154               59,907            15,916

                                             2007             185               60,851            15,736

                                             2008             138               60,139            15,554

                                             2009             116               57,268            14,985

Average over the Last Decade - 163 deaths per year - 58,821 assults per year - 16,041 injuries per year

* Source: National Law Enforcement Officers memorial Fund

** Source: Federal Bueau of Investigation

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Four Measures of Serious Violent Crime  Link

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U.S. Polulation out of the Country

With U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement that he's sending an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, it's important to note that the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan is only a small portion of the total number deployed abroad.

There are 516,273 U.S. military service members in approximately 150 foreign countries. These numbers include troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan along with permanently stationed troops in places such as Germany, Italy and Japan. Iraq has the largest U.S. military presence with 171,000 troops, though this will decrease over the next few years.There are approximately 1.6 million service members in all of the U.S. armed forces. About 1.13 million troops are stationed inside the United States and the rest are deployed around the world. 12.2.2009

UPI.

A July 4, 2007, Los Angeles Times article reports: "More than 180,000 civilians � including Americans, foreigners and Iraqis � are working in Iraq under U.S. contracts, according to State and Defense department figures obtained by the Los Angeles Times. ...   link

Concerning the number of security-related contractors an April 19, 2004, New York Times article states: "But more and more, they give the appearance of private, for-profit militias � by several estimates, a force of roughly 20,000 on top of an American military presence of 130,000.  link

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Violent Crime Up or Down in America? 

F.B.I UCR 4 year Summary Violent Crime U.S. (March 2011)  Link

Results according to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting measure (UCR) and The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) if available.  fbi.gov

2005 vs. 2006:  Up 1.9% (UCR) The 5-year trend (2006 compared with 2002) indicated that violent crime decreased 0.4 percent. link

2006 vs. 2007:  Down 1.8% (UCR) Violent crime rates in 2007 (20.7 per 1,000 persons age 12 or older) were not significantly different from those in 2005 (21.1 per 1,000 persons). (NCVS) link

2007 vs. 2008:  Down 3.5% (UCR)  The violent crime rate in 2008 -19.3 victimizations per 1,000 persons age 12 or older was statistically unchanged from the previous year's estimate of 20.7 per 1,000 persons. (NCVS) link

2008 vs.2009:  Down 4.4% (UCR) The rate of violent crime declined between 2008 and 2009 (NCVS) link

2009 vs. 2010 - 6 Months:  Down 6.2% (UCR)  Jan-June Preliminary  link 

2009 vs. 2010 (Preliminary) -12 Months:  Down 5.5% (UCR)  link

Notes on 2010 Preliminary UCR Report from the F.B.I. -  Figures used in this Report were submitted voluntarily by law enforcement agencies throughout the country. Individuals using these tabulations are cautioned against drawing conclusions by making direct comparisons between cities. Comparisons lead to simplistic and/or incomplete analyses that often create misleading perceptions adversely affecting communities and their residents. Valid assessments are possible only with careful study and analysis of the range of unique conditions affecting each local law enforcement jurisdiction. It is important to remember that crime is a social problem and, therefore, a concern of the entire community. The efforts of law enforcement are limited to factors within its control. The data user is, therefore, cautioned against comparing statistical data of individual agencies. Further information on this topic can be obtained in the annual UCR report Crime in the United States, 2009. Report issued by Robert S. Mueller III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20535.  Link

New F.B.I UCR 4 Year Comparison Violent Crime U.S.(May 2011): 2007 (-0.7), 2008 (-1.9%)  2009 (-5.3%), 2010 (-5.5%).  Link

Are the U.S. wars a factor in the lower U.S. Crimes Statistics in 2009 and 2010?

U.S. Military deployed and contractors increased from 2004 on increase from a 200,000 service people to possibly 600,000 or more in 2011. 3 time more then the norm. It had been consistently been approximately 200,000 U.S. Troops out of the U.S.A for the previous 8 years 1995-2003.

Is the violence being done to non-U.S. Citizens, fellow service people and to themselves by military personnel outside of the U.S. of the country a piece of violence we are not taken into account when analyzing violence in America?

Southern States in the U.S. account for a high percentage of military recruits.

The Southern Military Tradition. The South is overrepresented among military recruits. It provided 42.2 percent of 1999 recruits and 41.0 percent of 2003 recruits but contained just 35.6 percent of the population ages 18-24. The Heritage Foundation November 7, 2005. Link

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Total Crimes per Country     Link

Rank	Countries	Amount
# 1	United States:	11,877,218
# 2	United Kingdom:	6,523,706
# 3	Germany:	6,507,394
# 4	France:	3,771,850
# 5	Russia:	2,952,370
# 6	Japan:	2,853,739
# 7	South Africa:	2,683,849
# 8	Canada:	2,516,918
# 9	Italy:	2,231,550
# 10	India:	1,764,630
# 11	Korea, South:	1,543,220
# 12	Mexico:	1,516,029
# 13	Netherlands:	1,422,863
# 14	Poland:	1,404,229
# 15	Argentina:	1,340,529
# 16	Sweden:	1,234,784
# 17	Belgium:	973,548
# 18	Spain:	923,271
# 19	Chile:	593,997
# 20	Thailand:	565,108
# 21	Ukraine:	553,594
# 22	Austria:	552,411
# 23	Finland:	520,194
# 24	Denmark:	491,026
# 25	New Zealand:	427,230

Homicide Rates for Selected Countries, 2006   Link

Source: Statistical Office of the European Communities

Missing and Unidentified People

The National Crime Information Center (NCIC) F.B.I   Link

NCIC Unidentified Person File: NCIC's Unidentified Person File came online in 1983. Records are retained indefinitely, unless removed by the entering agency. The Unidentified Person File contains records of:

• unidentified deceased persons (Deceased?EUD);
• persons of any age who are living and unable to determine their identity (Living?EUL); and
• unidentified catastrophe victims (Catastrophe Victim?EUV).

As of December 31, 2010, NCIC contained 85,820 active missing person records. Juveniles under the age of 18 account for 38,505 (44.9 percent) of the records and 10,248 (11.9 percent) were for juveniles between the ages of 18 and 20. 51% reported missing were female. There were also 7,539 Active Entries of Unidentified Persons.   Link

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Population Chart (census.gov)

U.S.A. (July 1st) Total    Change  Change %  % World Total  link       World Total         Change     Change %   link

2003      290,326,418   2,522,504   0.88    4.60                                 6,317,998,040    75,743,205    1.199

2004      293,045,739   2,719,321   0.94    4.59                                 6,393,741,245    75,947,519    1.188

2005      295,753,151   2,707,412   0.93    4.58                                 6,469,688,764    76,611,138    1.184

2006      298,593,212   2,840,061   0.96    4.57                                 6,546,299,902    77,615,059    1.186

2007      301,579,895   2,986,683   1.00    4.56                                 6,623,914,961    77,068,145    1.163

2008      304,374,846   2,794,951   0.93    4.55                                 6,700,983,106    75,780,131    1.131

2009      307,006,550   2,631,704   0.87    4.53                                 6,776,763,237    75,709,586    1.117

2010      308,745,538   1,738,988   0.57    4.51                                 6,852,472,823    75,725,430    1.105

U.S. Vital Events Per Time Unit: 2011

             Time Unit        Births             Deaths        Natural Increase      Net International Migration*   Link

                Year          4,311,000      2,611,000         1,699,000                  1,300,000                 Pop. By Country

*Net international migration includes the international migration of both native and foreign-born populations.  Specifically, it includes: (a) the net international migration of the foreign born, (b) the net international migration of the native born, (c) the net migration between the United States and Puerto Rico, and (d) the net movement of the Armed Forces population between the United States and overseas.

World Vital Events Per Time Unit: 2011

                                    Time Unit            Births                  Deaths           Natural Increase      Link

                                       Year            132,697,074         56,260,324          76,436,750

Population Projection (census.gov)

               U.S.           Change/2010  %/2010  %/World    Link             World            Change/2010    %/2010   Link

2020  341,387,000    32,641,462       9.57      4.50                    7,592,888,345       740,415,522       9.76

2030  373,504,000    64,758,462     17.34      4.53                    8,248,535,284    1,396,062,461     16.93

2040  405,655,000    96,909,462     23.89      4.61                    8,800,661,481    1,948,188,658     22.14

2050  439,010,000  130,264,462     29.68      4.75                    9,256,342,700    2,403,869,877     25.97

World Population to Reach 10 billion by 2100. United Nations 5.3.11   Link

Population History   Link

(how many people have ever lived on earth)

Year                            Population

8,000 B.C.                   5,000,000

1 A.D.                      300,000,000

1200                       450,000,000

1650                       500,000,000

1750                       795,000,000

1850                    1,265,000,000

1900                    1,656,000,000

1950                    2,516,000,000

1995                    5,760,000,000

2002                    6,215,000,000

      Number who have ever been born                             106,456,367,669

      World Population in mid-2002                                         6,215,000,000         

      Percent of those ever born who were living in 2002                       5.8%

      Source: Population Reference Bureau Estimates

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Deaths by Atrocities in the 20th Century  Link

(wars, massacres, oppressions)

                     Deaths                                                Atrocitologist

                     203,000,000                                       M. Cherif Bassouni

                     167,000,000 to 175,000,000              Zbigniew Brzezinski

                     214,000,000 to 226,000,000              Milton Leitenberg

                     258,327,000                                       Rudolph J. Rummel

                     203,000,000                                       Mathew White

Deaths in 21st Century African Conflicts  wikipedia.org

Second Congo War:  Approximately1,800,000 Deaths (3,800,000 deaths since 1998)

Darfur Conflict: Approximately 400,000 Deaths.  2,850,000 people displaced.

War in Somalia: Approximately 31,460 Deaths.   1,400,000 people displaced.

Ivorian Civil War: 3,000 Deaths.

Chad Civil War: 1,140 Deaths.

Egyptian Revolution: 324 Deaths

Tunisian Revolution: 223 Deaths

Libyan Revolution: 1000+ Deaths

Necrometrics

(Part of the Historical Atlas of the 20th Century by Matthew White) Death Tolls across history     Index Link

Statistics of Wars, Oppressions and Atrocities of the Nineteenth Century (the 1800s). 45 Million Killed.   Link

Statistics of Wars, Oppressions and Atrocities of the Eighteenth Century

(the 1700s). 18 Million Killed.   Link

Before the 18th Century.   Page 1     Page 2

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U.S. Military

The latest US armed forces strength figures as of February 28, 2011 stood at 1,434,862.   Link

By Service 2.28.11 -   Army 570,013, Air Force 334,894, Navy 327,933, Marine Corps 202,022.  Plus there were 42,419 in the Coast Guard.   Link

Active Duty 9.30.10 1,430,985  -    Men: 1,222,714 (85.44%)     Women: 208,271 (14.56%).    Link

Veteran Population 17 Years or Older-  22.7 Million as of 9.30.10.   Estimated Veteran population in 2032, 15 Million.  Although the overall population of veterans is going down the population of female and minority veterans is going up.   Link

U.S. Military Casualties in War Deployments (Partial Listing) Link

War                                            Date                      Deaths             Wounded         U.S. Total     All Casualties Link

American Revolutionary War   1775-1783                25,000              25,000             50,000                 77,294

War of 1812                            1812-1815                17,260                4,505             21,765                 30,365

Mexican-American War            1846-1848                13,283                4,125             17,435                 33,345

Seminole Wars (Three)           1817-1858                  1,608                    N/A                  N/A                      N/A

Civil War (Both Sides)             1861-1865              625,000             412,200        1,037,200           1,037,200

Spanish-American War                    1898                   3,061                 2,633              4,068                 19,281

Philippine-American War        1898-1913                   4,165                 3,000               7,165              596,165

World War I                           1917-1918               116,516             204,002           320,518         37,000,000

World War II                          1941-1945               405,399             670,846        1,078,245         60,000,000

Korean War                           1950-1953                 53,686               92,134           128,650           5,040,968

Vietnam War                         1955-1975                  58,209             153,303           211,454           5,042,046

Beirut Deployment                 1982-1984                      266                    169                  435                      N/A

Invasion Of Grenada                      1983                         19                    119                  138                     646

Invasion of Panama                       1989                         40                    324                  364                  3,054

Somalia                                 1992-1993                         43                    153                  196                     N/A

Gulf War                                1990-1991                       258                    849               1,231                34,830

Bosnia/Kosovo                      1995-2006                         32                        8                    40                96,667

Iraq                       (2003 Through 2010)                   4,430                31,965             36,395              289,317

Afghanistan           (2001 Through 2010)                   1,413                  9,971             12,035             175,729

The minimum age for enlistment in the United States Military is 17 (with parental consent) and 18 (without parental consent). The maximum age is 42. However, DOD policy allows the individual services to specify the maximum age of enlistment based upon their own unique requirements. In order to join the US Military, you must either be a US citizen, or you must be a legal permanent immigrant, physically living in the United States, with a green card. goarmy.com   Link

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September 11, 2001 Attacks on The United States

9/11 by the Numbers, New York Magazine

Total number killed in attacks (official figure as of 9/5/02): 2,819

Age of the greatest number who died: between 35 and 39

Ratio of men to women who died: 3:1

Number of people who lost a spouse or partner in the attacks: 1,609

Number of nations whose citizens were killed in attacks: 115

Sept. 11: For the Record, USA Today

The youngest passenger on the hijacked jets was Christine Hanson on United Airlines Flight 175. She was 2 and on her first trip to Disneyland.

Two-thousand children lost a parent Sept. 11, including 146 who lost a parent at the Pentagon.

The New York City Fire Department lost 343 firefighters, almost half the number of on-duty deaths in the department's 100-year history.

More civilians (70) than people in the military (55) were killed at the Pentagon.

350,000 pages from the CIA and 20,000 pages from the FBI were produced for congressional hearings about possible intelligence failures before Sept. 11.

There were 19 hijackers. Hijackers Mohammed Atta and Marwan al-Shehhi spent $48 on Sept. 7 at Shuckums, a Hollywood, Fla., bar. Each had five drinks.

The 9/11 Commission Report January 26, 2004.

"There is evidence that Mullah Omar initially opposed a major al Qaeda operation directly against the United State in 2011. Furthermore, by July, with word spreading of a coming attack, a schism emerged among the senior leadership of al Qaeda. Several senior members reportedly agreed with Mullah Omar."

"According to KSM (Khalid Sheikh Mohammed), in late August, when the operation was fully planned, Bin Laden formally notified the al Qaeda Shura Council that a major attack against the United States would take place in the coming weeks. When some council member objected, Bin Laden countered that Mullah Omar lacked the authority to prevent al Qaeda from conducting jihad outside of Afghanistan. Though most of the Shura Council reportedly disagreed, Bin laden insisted. The attacks went forward." 

9/11 Congressional Report Faults F.B.I.-C.I.A. Lapses New York Times July 24, 2003

9/11 panel blasts CIA, FBI's lapses in coming report USA Today July 21, 2003

Debunking the 9/11 Myths: Special Report Popular Mechanics February 3, 2005

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

CIA & The War on Terrorism: "We are a nation at war with al-Qaeda and its associates, and that war is persistent, and they are an enemy that continues to drive towards their goal of attacking this country ... The President has made clear that his top national security priority, and therefore CIA's top priority, is to strike back -- to disrupt, dismantle, and ultimately defeat al-Qaeda and its terrorist allies." D-CIA Leon E. Panetta, University of Oklahoma, March 8, 2010.     Link

Mission: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an independent US Government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior US policymakers.   Link

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Terrorist Attacks

The Worldwide Incidents Tracking System is the National Counterterrorism Center's database of terrorist incidents. According to NCTC definition, terrorism occurs when groups or individuals acting on political motivation deliberately or recklessly attack civilians/non-combatants or their property and the attack does not fall into another special category of political violence, such as crime, rioting, or tribal violence.   Link

Terrorist Incidents Grouped by Country With 20 or More Fatalities 2006-2010

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Armed Forces Personnel by Country    Link

Source: IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Total for 149 Countries 19,669,000.  Top 50:

#1        China                   2,810,000              #26   Eritrea                  200,000

#2        Russia                  1,520,000              #27   Moroco                 198,000

#3        United States       1,366,000              #28   Mexico                 193,000

#4        India                    1,303,000              #29   Israel                   172,000

#5        South Korea            683,000              #30   Spain                  166,000

#6        Pakistan                  612,000              #31   Greece                159,000

#7        Turkey                     610,000              #32   Columbia             152,000

#8        Iran                         513,000              #33   Cambodia            140,000

#9        Vietnam                   484,000              #34   Bangladesh         137,000

#10      Egypt                       448,000              #35   Algeria                134,000

#11      Ethiopia                   352,000              =36   Sri Lanka             115,000

#12      Burma                      344,000              =36   Peru                    115,000

#13      Syria                        316,000              #38   Angola                108,000 

#14      Ukraine                    304,000              #39   Philippines          106,000

#15      Thailand                   301,000              =40   Jordan                104,000

#16      Indonesia                 297,000              =40   Sudan                104,000

#17      France                      294,000              =42   Malasyia              96,000

#18      Brazil                        288,000              #43   Chile                    87,000

#19      Italy                         251,000              #44    Belarus               83,000

#20      Japan                       237,000              #45    Bulgaria              80,000

#21      Germany                  221,000              =46    Nigeria                76,000

#22      Poland                     217,000              =46     Lybia                  76,000

#23      United Kingdom       212,000               #48   Azerbaijan          72,000

#24      Romaina                  207,000               #49   Argentina            71,000

#25      Saudi Arabia            202,000               #50   Rwanda              70,000

The Military Balance 2011 Report  by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)  Link

Global redistribution of military power under way, says IISS. There is persuasive evidence that a global redistribution of military power is under way, according to the latest edition of The Military Balance, published today by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The US and other Western powers are losing their monopoly in key areas of defence technology, including stealth aircraft, unmanned systems and cyber warfare.

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is the world's leading authority on political-military conflict. The IISS, based in London, is both a limited company in UK law and a registered charity.

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Economics

Military Expenditures - World - (C.I.A. World Factbook)  Link

Roughly 2% of GDP of World gross world product (2005 est.). Spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis.

United States Military Spending 4.06% of GDP (2005 est.)

GDP (Real Growth Rate): United States  2.7% (2010 est.), -2.6% (2009 est.), 0% (2008 est.)

waragainstviolence.org estimate of U.S. Military Expenditures in 2010 (CIA Data):  593 Billion U.S. Dollars.

globalsecurity.org estimate U.S. 2007:  741 Billion U.S. Dollars   link

World Bank estimate U.S. 2009:   4.68% of GDP,  661 Billion U.S. Dollars   Link

Spira estimate U.S. 2010:   4.8% of GDP   $698 Billion U.S. Dollars    Link

The United States Peace Index shows reductions in violence, crime and incarcerations to the same levels as Canada would result in $361 billion in savings and additional economic activity. This additional economic activity has the potential to create 2.7 million jobs, which would significantly reduce unemployment.   Link

The Cost of bin Laden: 3 Trillion Over 15 Years. National Journal 05.11  Link

Estimates of the cost of violence in the United States of America reach 3.3% of the gross domestic product. The total costs from violence - including homicide, wounding and sexual assault - amount to an estimated $40.2 billion annually. (WHO) 2004  Link

In 2007, for crimes both reported and not reported, the total economic loss to victims was $2 billion for violent crime and $16 billion for property crime. The National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) Link

The total costs associated with nonfatal injuries and deaths due to violence in 2000 were more than $70 billion. Most of this cost ($64.8 billion or 92%) was due to lost productivity. However, an estimated $5.6 billion was spent on medical care for the more than 2.5 million injuries due to interpersonal and self-directed violence. The estimates reported here provide evidence of the large health and economic burden of violence in the United States. (CDC)  Link

In a one-year period, the cost of medical care and productivity losses associated with injuries from motor vehicle crashes exceeded $99 billion. (CDC)  Link

Auto congestion in the USA's 83 largest urban areas last year led to more than 2,200 premature deaths and a related public health cost of at least $18 billion. USA Today 05.11  Link

Motorcycle crash-related injuries and deaths totaled $12 billion in one year, in medical care costs and productivity losses. (CDC)  Link

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Data/Graphs (SPIRI)    Link

             Graph 1          Graph 2         Graph 3

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The Global Peace Index (GPI)  link

Institute for Economics and Peace

The results of the Global Peace Index (GPI) for 2010 suggest the world has become slightly less peaceful in the last year. This is the fourth edtion of the Global Peace Index.   Link          

Four-year trend, overall, the world has become slightly less peaceful since 2007, with 62% of countries recording decreases in levels of peacefulness.   Link

The results of the Global Peace Index (GPI) for 2009 suggest that the world has become slightly less peaceful in the past year. This is the third edition of the Global Peace Index.   Link

"One of the conclusions we've come to is that the world is slightly - I emphasise slightly - more peaceful in 2007 than 2006". Leo Abbruzzese, North American editorial director of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the analysis branch of the Economist magazine charged with organizing the index and analysing the results.   Link

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability (VIP)   Link

Each year, over 1.6 million people worldwide lose their lives to violence. Violence is among the leading causes of death for people aged 15-44 years worldwide, accounting for 14% of deaths among males and 7% of deaths among females.

Featured WHO publications and resources

World Report on Violence and Health (2002)    Violence Prevention: The Evidence (2010) 

Preventing Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence against Women (2010)    Preventing Child Maltreatment (2006)

Full list of WHO violence prevention publications and resources

Other United Nations Organizations

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizagion (UNESCO)   - Encourages international peace and universal respect by promoting collaboration among nations.

UNWOMEN - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)   -  UNODC Annual Reports

European Institute for Crime Prevent and Control (HEUNI) International Statisics on Crime and Justice 2010 Report

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Amnesty International  Link

In 2009, Amnesty International recorded:   Link

Human Rights abusers enjoyed impunity for torture in at least 61 countries.

People Tortured or otherwise Ill-Treated in at least 111 countries.

Freedom of Expression restricted in at least 96 countries. 60% of all countries.

Unfair Trials in at least 55 countries. 35% of all countries.

Prisoners of Conscience held in at least 48 countries. 30% of all countries.

Amnesty International Shop (Annual Reports)

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Human Rights Watch    Link

This report is Human Rights Watch's twenty-first annual review of human rights practices around the globe. It summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide.

Human Rights Watch Publications (Annual Reports)

Human Rights Watch is one of the leading indpendent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, we give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes. Our rigorous, objective investigations and strategic, targeted advocacy build intense pressure for action and raise the cost of human rights abuse.

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The World Bank    Link

World Development Report 2011   Link

1.5 billion peoplelive in countries affected by organized violence, either currently or recovering from political violence, fragility and/or high levels of homicide.

People living in countries currently affected by violence are twice as likely to be undernourished and 50 percent more likely to be impoverished. Their children are three times as likely to be out of school.

42 million people(roughly equivalent to the entire population of Canada or Poland) are displaced today as a result of conflict, violence or human rights abuses. Of these, 15 million are refugees outside their country and 27 million are displaced internally within their own country.

90 percent of civil wars in the 21^st century occurred in countries that already had a civil war in the previous 30 years.

In Guatemala, criminal violence today kills more people every year than the civil war in the 1980s did. In fact, intentional homicides are nearly double the average battle deaths directly from the civil war in the 1980s.

The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Our mission is to fight poverty with passion and professionalism for lasting results and to help people help themselves and their environment by providing resources, sharing knowledge, building capacity and forging partnerships in the public and private sectors.

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Refugees-Displacement    Links

Refugees International        U.S. Department of State Bureau of Popluation, Refugees and Migration

U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants     The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHRC)    Red Cross

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International Criminal Court (ICC)    Link

The International Criminal Court (ICC), governed by the Rome Statute, is the first permanent, treaty based, international criminal court established to help end impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community.  The Rome Statute entered into force on 1 July 2002 after ratification by 60 countries.

The ICC is an independent international organisation, and is not part of the United Nations system. Its seat is at The Hague in the Netherlands. Although the Court�s expenses are funded primarily by States Parties, it also receives voluntary contributions from governments, international organisations, individuals, corporations and other entities.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an independent, permanent court that tries persons accused of the most serious crimes of international concern, namely genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The ICC is based on a treaty, joined by 114 countries.

ICC Annual Reports                ICC Weekly Updates  

81 Countries including 7 G20 Countires have not signed up to the International Criminal Court (ICC) - Amnesty International   Link

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Human Rights Links

United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights    International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment      International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights   Geneva Convetions of 1949 and The Addtional Protocols

United States Constitution  The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen   African [Banjul] Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

International Federation For Human Rights (fidh)     International Service fpr Human Rights (ISHR)

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Suicide and Self Harm

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)   Link

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline     1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Summer 2010  (2007 Statistics)    Link      

Suicide was the eleventh leading cause of death for all ages.

More than 34,000 suicides occurred in the U.S. This is the equivalent of 94 suicides per day.

One-third of those who died by suicide were positive for alcohol at the time of death.

Nearly 1 in 5 had evidence of opiates, including heroin and prescription pain killers.

Males take their own lives at nearly four times the rate of females and represent 78.8% of all U.S. suicides.

Firearms and the commonly used method of suicide amount males 55.7%.

During their lifetime, women attempt suicide about two to three times as often as men.

Poisoning is the most common method of suicide for females 40.2%.

Overall firearms were slightly more than 50% of all suicides in 2007. CDC  Link

Deaths from suicide are only part of the problem. More people survive suicide attempts than actually die. In 2008, 376,306 people received medical care for self-inflicted injuries at Emergency Departments across the United States. 163,489 of those were hospitalized. Link

There is one suicide for every 25 attempted suicides.  Link

Several factors can put a person at risk for suicide. However, having these risk factors does not always mean that suicide will occur. Some of the risk factors identified by research include:    Link

• History of previous suicide attempts
• Family history of suicide
• History of depression or other mental illness
• History of alcohol or drug abuse
• Stressful life event or loss
• Easy access to lethal methods
• Exposure to the suicidal behavior of others
• Incarceration

Even the most severely depressed person has mixed feelings about death, and most waver until the very last moment between wanting to live and wanting to die. Most suicidal people do not want to die; they want the pain to stop. The impulse to end it all, however overpowering, does not last forever.   Link

Almost everyone who commits or attempts suicide has given some clue or warning. Do not ignore suicide threats. Statements like "you'll be sorry when I'm dead," "I can't see any way out," -- no matter how casually or jokingly said, may indicate serious suicidal feelings.   Link

Studies of suicide victims have shown that more then half had sought medical help within six month before their deaths and a majority had seen a medical professional within 1 month of their death.   Link

World Suicide and Self Harm - World Health Organization (WHO)   Link

Every year, almost one million people die from suicide; a "global" mortality, one death every 40 seconds.

In the last 45 years suicide rates have increased by 60% worldwide. Suicide is among the three leading causes of death among those aged 15-44 years in some countries, and the second leading cause of death in the 10-24 years age group; these figures do not include suicide attempts which are up to 20 times more frequent than completed suicide.

Although traditionally suicide rates have been highest among the male elderly, rates among young people have been increasing to such an extent that they are now the group at highest risk in a third of countries, in both developed and developing countries.

Mental disorders (particularly depression and alcohol use disorders) are a major risk factor for suicide in Europe and North America; however, in Asian countries impulsiveness plays an important role. Suicide is complex with psychological, social, biological, cultural and environmental factors involved.

WHO World Report on Violence and Health, Chapter 7, Self-directed violence.  Link

Warning Signs of Suicide   save.org     Link

• Ideation (thinking, talking or wishing about suicide)
• Substance use or abuse (increased use or change in substance)
• Puposelessness (no sense of purpose or belonging)
• Anger
• Trapped (feeling like there is no way out)
• Hopelessness (there is nothing to live for, no hope or optimism)
• Withdrawal (from family, friends, work, school, activities, hobbies)
• Anxiety (restlessness, irritability, agitation)
• Recklessness (high risk-taking behavior)
• Mood disturbance (dramatic changes in mood)

Additional Warning Signs of Suicide

• Talking about suicide.
• Looking for ways to die (internet searches for how to commit suicide, looking for guns, pills, etc.)
• Statements about hopelessness, helplessness, or worthlessness.
• Preoccupation with death.
• Suddenly happier, calmer.
• Loss of interest in things one cares about.
• Visiting or calling people one cares about.
• Making arrangements; setting one's affairs in order.
• Giving things away, such as prized possessions.

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Guns/Firearms in the U.S.

Columns

1) Year

2) Nonfatal Firearm Incidents (NCVS) Link

3) Nonfatal Firearm Victims (NCVS) Link

4) Total Firearm Crimes (UCR) Link

5) Murders With Firearms (UCR) Link

6) Percent With Firearms (UCR) Link

7) Suicide Deaths With Firearms (CDC) Link

8) Percent of Suicides With Firearms (CDC) Link

9) Unintentional Deaths With Firearms (CDC) Link

10) Unintentional Nonfatal Injury With Firearms (CDC) Link

11) NonFatal Injury With Firearms All Intents (CDC) Link  ***

12) Percentage of CDC Nonfatal Injuries (Col. 11) compared to the NCVS Nonfatal Firearms Victims (Col. 3) (*)

Total Yearly Firearm Deaths/Injuries in the U.S. (UCR & CDC). Columns 5, 7, 9, 11.

1           2               3*              4                5             6               7       8           9       10         11*     12*      Total

        
2003  366,840    449,150      347,705   11,041     66.9     16,907   53.70    730   18,941   65,834  14.66    94,512

2004  280,890    331,330      338,587   10,650     66.0     16,750   51.64    649   16,555   64,389  19.44    92,438

2005  419,640    477,110      368,178   11,351     68.0     17,002   52.10    789   15,388   69,825  14.64    98,967

2006            **             **     388,891   11,566     67.9     16,833   50.55    642   14,678   71,417     N/A  100,458

2007   348,910   394,580      385,178   11,512     68.0     17,352   50.16    613   15,698   69,68    17.66    99,160

2008   303,880   343,550              N/A        N/A        N/A         N/A       N/A    N/A   17,215   78,622  22.89        N/A

2009   323,090   352,810              N/A        N/A        N/A         N/A       N/A    N/A   18,610   66,769  18.93        N/A

**Victimization rate trends excludes NCVS estimates for 2006 because of methodological inconsistencies between the data for that year and the data for other years. Changes to the NCVS and their impact upon the survey's estimates in 2006 are discussed in the Criminal Victimization, 2006 Technical Notes.

***Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
Data Source: NEISS All Injury Program operated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission for numbers of injuries. Bureau of Census for population estimates.

2009 NCVS Notes: 4.3 Million Violent Crimes. Link  352,810 victims with a firearm. NCVS does not include fatalites. Offenders used firearms to commit 8% of violent crime incidents in 2009. Firearms (28%) were the most common weapons used in robberies.  Link

Number of Justifiable Homicides  Link

FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005.

                       2000        2001        2002       2003         2004         2005

By Police         309           378           341         371          368           343

By Citizen       164           221           233         245          219           192

Total               473           599           574         616          587           535

Privately owned firearms in the U.S.: Approaching 300 million, including nearly 100 million handguns. The number of firearms rises over 4 million annually. Gun owners in the U.S.: 70-80 million; 40-45 million own handguns

American households that have firearms: 40-45%.  Firearm Fact Card 2010. National Rifle Association of America, Institute for Legislative Action.  Link

Each year firearms are used in more than 245,000 homicides worldwide (excluding war-torn countries). This statistic, however, is only a small percentage of all crimes committed with firearms, which are widely used to threaten and support other criminal acts. Interpol 2011.  Link

There are an estimated 875 million small arms in circulation worldwide, produced by more than 1,000 companies from nearly 100 countries. All countries�and numerous non-state armed groups�procure small arms; the Small Arms Survey estimates that their annual authorized trade exceeds USD 6 billion. Small Arms Survey, Geneva, Switzerland.  Link

Firearm deaths in America since 1968 when Dr. King and Robert Kennedy were assainated, 1,234,510. Child and teen firearm deaths since 1979, 107,603. Children and teens killed by firearms in 2006, 3,184.  Childrens Defence Fund 2009 Report.  Link

In one year, guns murdered 17 people in Finland, 35 in Australia, 39 in England and Wales, 60 in Spain, 194 in Germany, 200 in Canada, and 9,484 in the United States.  Brady Campaign   Link

A new study by the Government Accountability Office says most firearms recovered in drug violence in Mexico come from the U.S.  Wall Street Journal 06.09  Link

Other Links

National Rifle Association (NRA)            Violence Policy Center (VPC)

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The Abortion, Sex and Pregnancy in the U.S.

Columns

1) Year

2) Number of legal abortions in the U.S. (Guttmacher Institute) guttmacher.org

3) Rape/Sexual Assault. Number of Victimizations (NCVS) U.S.

4) Number of Intimate Partner Violence Victims (NCVS) U.S.

5) Percentage of Intimate Partner Violence Victims that were Women (NCVS) U.S.

6) Cases of Sexually Transmitted Diseases by State Health Departments, Syphilis, Chlamydia,Gonerrhea. (avert.org) U.S.

7) Aids Diagnoses By Year (aver.og) U.S.

  1            2                  3              4                5           6                   7

2003   1,312,790       198,850      N/A                     1,246,871        N/A

2004   1,222,100       209,880      N/A                     1,293,017        N/A

2005   1,206,200       190,600      N/A                     1,349,326     38,227

2006   1,262,200       272,350      N/A                     1,411,323     37,296

2007   1,209,640      248,280    623,360    89%    1,430,202     37,154

2008   1,212,350      203,830    593,100    85%    1,593,556     37,991

2009     N/A              125,910    655,300    82%    1,590,182        N/A

Sex Attacks

9 of every 10 rape victims were female (NCVS 2003). U.S.

1 out of every 6 American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime (14.8% completed rape; 2.8% attempted rape) (National Institute of Justice & Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences of Violence Against Women Survey. 1998). ncjrs.gov

Worldwide, one in five women will become a victim of rape or attempted rape in her lifetime. un.org

15% of sexual assault and rape victims are under age 12 (NCVS 2004). U.S.

Up to 70 per cent of women experience violence in their lifetime. un.org

Child Sex Trade

Commercial sexual exploitation of children is a clandestine scourge, so accurate statistics are hard to come by. Because children are frequently shuttled through underground networks of traffickers, most sexual exploitation of children never comes to the attention of government authorities. In many countries, it is not even recognized as a problem. Nevertheless, it is estimated that approximately one million children (mainly girls) enter the multi-billion dollar commercial sex trade every year. As the following estimates reveal, this is a global issue:

Children and women subjected to commercial sexual exploitation: unicef.org  2001

100,000 in the Philippines
400,000 in India
100,000 in Taiwan
200,000 in Thailand
244,000-325,000 in the United States
100,000 in Brazil
35,000 in West Africa
175,000 in Eastern & Central Europe

Maternal Mortality

In 2005, there were an estimated 536 000 maternal deaths worldwide. World Health Organization

Every day, more than 1,000 women die in pregnancy or childbirth. Evidence shows that infants whose mothers die are more likely to die before reaching their second birthday than infants whose mothers survive. And for every woman who dies, 20 or more experience serious complications. unfpa.org

Infant Mortality

2011 Estimate Total: 41.61 deaths/1,000 live births. cia.gov

World Vital Events Per Time Unit: 2011 -132,697,074 Births Per Year. census.gov

5,521,525 Infant Deaths Estimated in 2011. wav.org estimate.
Some 2.6 million stillbirths occurred worldwide in 2009, according to the first comprehensive set of estimates published in a special series of The Lancet. Every day more than 7200 babies are stillborn. Who Sexual and Reproductive Health April 14, 2011

Abortions

Nearly half of pregnancies among American women are unintended, and four in 10 of these are terminated by abortion. Eighty-eight percent of abortions occur in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, 2006. Twenty-two percent of all pregnancies (excluding miscarriages) end in abortion. 

From 1973 through 2008, nearly 50 million legal abortions occurred.

guttmacher.org  January 2011 Fact Sheet

Approximately 42 million pregnancies are voluntarily terminated each year - 22 million within the national legal system and 20 million out side it.  WHO 2003 Unsafe Abortion Report

Unsafe Abortions

The World Health Organization defines unsafe abortion as a procedure for terminating an unintended pregnancy carried out either by persons lacking the necessary skills or in an environment that does not conform to minimal medical standards, or both. Worldwide, 48% of all induced abortions are unsafe. However, in developed regions, nearly all abortions (92%) are safe, whereas in developing countries, more than half (55%) are unsafe.

21.6 million unsafe abortions occurred in 2008. Between 2003 and 2008, the global unsafe abortion rate was unchanged at 14 per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years. More than 95% of abortions in Africa and Latin America are performed under unsafe circumstances, as are about 60% of abortions in Asia (excluding Eastern Asia). guttmacher.org February 2011 Fact Sheet

Consequences of Unsafe Abortions For Women

Worldwide, an estimated five million women are hospitalized each year for treatment of abortion-related complications, such as hemorrhage and sepsis. Complications due to unsafe abortion procedures account for an estimated 13% of maternal deaths worldwide, or 47,000 per year. Almost all abortion-related deaths occur in developing countries. The highest number occur in Africa. Additional consequences of unsafe abortion include loss of productivity, economic burden on public health systems,stigma and long-term health problems, such as infertility. guttmacher.org February 2011 Fact Sheet

Samples of Unsafe Abortions Used: Drinking turpentine, bleach or black tea with livestock manure, Inserting herbal preparations into the vagina or cervix. Placing foreign bodies, such a stick, coat hanger or chicken bone into the uterus, jumping from the top of the stairs or a roof. Approximately 220,000 children worldwide lose their mothers every year from abortion-related deaths. Facts on Inducing Abortions Worldwide 2007 Guttmacher/Who

A woman dies every eight minutes somewhere in a developing country due to complications arising from a unsafe abortion. who.int

Contraception and Women

The average woman must use some form of effective contraception for at least 20 years if she wants to limit her family size to two children, and 16 years if she wants four children. Some 82% of unintended pregnancies in developing countries occur among women who have an unmet need for modern contraceptives; women using modern contraceptives account for only 18% of unintended pregnancies. guttmacher.org February 2011 Fact Sheet

News

New Guttmacher research finds that abortion rates declined among most groups of women between 2000 and 2008, with the notable exception of poor women. 05.11  Link

Other Links

National Right to Life              Planned Parenthood         Birthright International

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