A new report by Institute for Economics and Peace ranks the fifty sates by their level of peacefulness as defined by five indicators:
- Number of homicides per 100,000 people;
- Number of violent crimes per 100,000 people;
- Number of jailed population per 100,000 people;
- Number of police officers per 100,000 people;
- Availability of small arms.
The study also found that peacefulness is good economic development. “Reductions in violence and crime to levels equal to Canada would yield an estimated $89 billion in direct savings, $272 billion in additional economic activity, and potentially create 2.7 million jobs.”
US Peace Index from Vision of Humanity on Vimeo.
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