Results: The phrase "lies, damned lies, and statistics" is well-known as suggesting stats can be misleading. They can manipulate arguments, present dishonest information, and can be more deceptive than outright lies. Then we have surveys.
I don't know what stats were used to justify the sending of the national guard to various cities in the US to assist local law enforcement or for other reasons. I have heard suggestions that crime in the US was going down and they were not needed. Put politics aside and comment about the following stats.
1.
1.
The United States is a big country with a big and growing population. Meanwhile the population of both Russia and China is declining. India is the most populous nation on the planet with one of the highest population growth rates. More than 18% of the world's population lives in India and if we add China to the mix, 36% of the world's population lives in those two countries. Is this a positive for America (and the rest of the world) or a negative (comments please)?
Positive for America.
13%
•
226 votes
Negative for America.
15%
•
274 votes
Positive for the rest of the world.
8%
•
142 votes
Negative for the rest of the world.
12%
•
215 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
•
39 votes
Not Applicable
56%
•
1006 votes
- not sure
- LOL!!!
- Well we are not even trying to trade with the rest the world it s all use made now what they trying to do
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 1.90% | 17 | |
| Not sure | 0.45% | 4 |
| unsure | 0.45% | 4 |
| Impossible to read, | 0.11% | 1 |
| This question is so convoluted I don t even know what it is | 0.11% | 1 |
| don't know | 0.11% | 1 |
| I would have been pro US before trump but he has turned so many against the US because of him! | 0.11% | 1 |
| No idea. | 0.11% | 1 |
| Negative cuz of OCIPOTUS | 0.11% | 1 |
| Neutral in my opinion | 0.11% | 1 |
| Smaller generations fare much better because they are absorbed into the adult population earlier. | 0.11% | 1 |
| It doesn't mean anything for the rest of the world. | 0.11% | 1 |
| Author may want to double check the assertion that the US population's growing? | 0.11% | 1 |
| Why does it matter? | 0.11% | 1 |
| I really don't know | 0.11% | 1 |
| Let us control the money of a nation, and we care not who makes its laws. | 0.11% | 1 |
| Too many people in this world already. | 0.11% | 1 |
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2.
Statistically we would expect the crime rate per 100,000 of population in a civilized, wealthy and democratic nation such as the USA to be lower than other less blessed countries. And yet we see the USA as one of the most murderous countries in the world (see illustration). This was in 2023. Politics aside, should the National Guard help the police in the nation's crime hot spots? (please comment about what the National Guard should be doing if not that.)
Yes
20%
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351 votes
No
20%
•
355 votes
Undecided
16%
•
289 votes
Not Applicable
45%
•
805 votes
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3.
Here is a listing of the US cities with the highest crime rate. I have visited 5 of them over the years and felt safe there. Please comment if there are any you would specifically avoid in 2025. Are there any of these cities you would remove from the list?
Yes
11%
•
194 votes
No
18%
•
328 votes
Undecided
20%
•
367 votes
Not Applicable
51%
•
911 votes
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