[alethia]

I guess the French don't carry guns. That would be a powerful deterrent. Of course, you have to USE (or be prepared to use it) the gun for this to be truly effective. (sarcasm off)

[Burkeman1]

Lack of gun ownership in Europe and tight gun control laws there is a major reason why burgarly, even when a home is occupied by it's residents, is far higher than in America.

But after reading this article and seeing how little control the police or the state has over "La Zone" and the incentive for police not to record crimes- I wonder if they misrpesent the levels of violent crime as well and even murder. I wonder how many murders are even reported or investigated in France? Could they have a higher murder rate than America?