[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Well that's because it's NONSENNSSEEE...

*ahem*

Having quickly looked it up, Thailand has a murder rate of 5 per 100,000 people whilst the UK has a murder rate of 1 per 100,000 people.

Interestingly though, the US has a murder rate of 4.7 per 100k so roughly the same as Thailand - though obviously all of this depends on city / region wherever you are (for example, although the UK is 1/100,000... the City of Glasgow is 2.8/100,000).

Also, Detroit bumps up the US rate all on its own with a somewhat stunning 48/100,000. I remembered this one because a few years ago when an ex Police Chief from Detroit was called in by Glasgow police as a consultant, he pointed out that in one year there were more murders in Detroit than in the entire UK.

For the purposes of weighing up holiday destinations, though, you're more "at risk" going to New York (6.7), Los Angeles (7.8) or of course Orlando Florida, home of Disney, (11.0)... than Thailand.

what about murder rates specifically for tourists/vacationers though?

I imagine most of those murder rates for US cities are very specific neighborhoods related to gang warfare, and specific ethnic groups, not general population or tourists.