It seems doubtful that Bloomberg’s Moms Demand Action could even make
this comparison across all countries. The UNODC data allows you to
break down murders by the sex of the victim and by whether firearms are
used, but it doesn’t allow one to simultaneously identify homicides by both the sex of the victim and the method of murder.
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So let’s breakdown homicides by the victim’s gender. Moms Demand
Action’s claim doesn’t make much sense as one shouldn’t compare the
number of homicides since that doesn’t account for differences in
population size. There are a lot of small population countries. It
would make much more sense to compare homicide rates. This figure from the UNODC shows that the US has one of the lower female homicide rates in the world.
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The stated facts might be way off base but actual data makes a similar point, women in America suffer disproportionately vs. men.
Murders in 2012 reported by FBI UCR
Husbands 96
Wives 498
Boyfriends 168
Girlfriends 494
Source: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-2012/offenses-known-to-law-enforcement/expanded-homicide/expanded_homicide_data_table_10_murder_circumstances_by_relationship_2012.xls
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