Claim: "There are over 2,000 crimes recorded per 100,000 population in the U.K.," compared to "466 violent crimes per 100,000" in the United States.
Fact-check: Social media post says U.K. has far higher violent crime rate than U.S. does
Verdict: false
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Louis Jacobson
Date published: 2013-06-24T00:00:00