美国杀人率大约是可比西欧社会的四倍，而拉美的杀人率比美国还高（比收入水平相当的亚洲高得多 ） 。
The US homicide rate is roughly four times that of comparable societies in Western Europe, and Latin America’s homicide rates are even higher than in the US (and dramatically higher than Asian countries at roughly the same income level).