Yet women have far lower rates of murder than men.
No, they don't. Women have almost exactly the same rate of murder as men, except in one area.
This equality includes victim categories from domestic violence to being the innocent bystander-victim of Sudden Jihad Syndrome.
The one area where women and men have a different rate of murder? Basically, gang violence and street violence.
That's it.
This disparity, by the way, was the source of the "women are far more likely to die at the hands of someone they know" lie.
Remember "lies, damned lies, and statistics"? This is one of those situations. But the stats show: women and men die at equal rates at the hands of spouses / boyfriends / girlfriends / friends / neighbors / personal rivals.
But women don't engage in gang turf wars and bar-fights-turned-lethal. The disparity there is huge.
So, as a man, if you don't join a gang and don't get into lethal bar fights, your murder rate drops precipitously.
No, they don't. Women have almost exactly the same rate of murder as men, except in one area.
This equality includes victim categories from domestic violence to being the innocent bystander-victim of Sudden Jihad Syndrome.
The one area where women and men have a different rate of murder? Basically, gang violence and street violence.
That's it.
This disparity, by the way, was the source of the "women are far more likely to die at the hands of someone they know" lie.
Remember "lies, damned lies, and statistics"? This is one of those situations. But the stats show: women and men die at equal rates at the hands of spouses / boyfriends / girlfriends / friends / neighbors / personal rivals.
But women don't engage in gang turf wars and bar-fights-turned-lethal. The disparity there is huge.
So, as a man, if you don't join a gang and don't get into lethal bar fights, your murder rate drops precipitously.