Disgusting Statistics That Tell the Tale of Where We're at in America Today

Cold hard statistics cannot be shoved aside when evaluating the health of any society. America is no exception.

Revealing Hate Crime Statistics

You may be surprised to know that the state of Pennsylvania leads the country in Hate Crimes, according to the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the FBI.

Not far behind Pennsylvania: Florida, California, Illinois, Texas, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.  

In 2019 (the latest stats available) there were 7,314 incidents reported. The population covered 305,284,239. 

Gun Statistics

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults either own a firearm or could see themselves buying one in the future, according to a recent poll conducted by the Pew Research Center.

The exact number of civilian-owned guns in the U.S. is difficult to calculate, but a 2018 report by the Small Arms Survey estimated there were 393.3 million guns in civilian possession around that time. You can bet that number has gone up considerably in the last five years.

* White adults had the highest ownership percentage (38%), while Asian adults had the lowest (10%).

* Just 32% of gun owners said they were for hunting and sport shooting.

* People who identified themselves as conservative Republicans (51%) were far more likely to own a gun that those who identified as moderate Republicans (38%) or moderate (24%) or liberal (16%) Democrats.

Statistics on Mass Shootings

We've already had more than 581 mass shootings so far this year, according to Gun Violence Archive.

There's been 35,749 deaths from guns this year. That includes Homicide/Murder and Suicide.

Over 248 children (age 0-11) killed by guns and 553 injured. There's been 1,178 teenagers (12-17) killed by guns and 3,339 injured.

Mass shootings are on the rise. For each of the last three years there have been more than 600 mass shootings - almost two a day. The study also shows that gun ownership grew significantly over the last three years.

The Center for Disease Control reported that 50 people are killed each day by a firearm.

America has more gun deaths than any other country on the planet. It's not even close according to the statistics from numerous sources. 

As it stands, statistics always make a better argument than opinions. Opinions are like assholes; everyone has got one!