Why Japan's Crime Rate Is So Low
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In July 2016, a knife attack in Japan killing 19 people sent shockwaves across the country. This was the largest mass killing ever seen in Japan’s modern history. In fact, over the last 60 years, Japan’s violent crime rate has steadily declined, and today, the country has one of the lowest homicide rates in the world. So why is Japan so safe? Well, many attribute the low rate of crime to the low rate of gun ownership. According to separate reports by the University of Chicago and the United Nations,, just one in 175 households in Japan own firearms, compared to the United States, where it is one in three. This is largely because Japan makes purchasing a gun extremely difficult. Most firearms are illegal, as the country’s 1958 weapons control law states that "No person shall...
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In July 2016, a knife attack in Japan killing 19 people sent shockwaves across the country. This was the largest mass killing ever seen in Japan’s modern history. In fact, over the last 60 years, Japan’s violent crime rate has steadily declined, and today, the country has one of the lowest homicide rates in the world. So why is Japan so safe? Well, many attribute the low rate of crime to the low rate of gun ownership. According to separate reports by the University of Chicago and the United Nations,, just one in 175 households in Japan own firearms, compared to the United States, where it is one in three. This is largely because Japan makes purchasing a gun extremely difficult. Most firearms are illegal, as the country’s 1958 weapons control law states that "No person shall...
