PrintNovember 24, 2009
Graph of the Day for November 24, 2009
"Handgun crime ‘up' despite ban. A new study suggests the use of handguns in crime rose by 40% in the two years after the weapons were banned [in the UK].
The BBC in 2001. 
Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, International Crime Victim Survey.
Hoven's Index for November 24, 2009
Handgun ownership (% of those surveyed) in 2004-05 in the US: 17.6%.
In Ireland: 1.0%.
In England & Wales: 0.5%.
In New Zealand: 0.6%.
In Iceland: 1.4%.
In Northern Ireland: 2.1%.
In Switzerland: 10.3%.
Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, International Crime Victim Survey.
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