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21 sats \ 4 replies \ @petertodd 14 Aug \ on: Firearm homicide rate per 100,000 charts_and_numbers
It'd be really interesting to see the Czech Republic, and Finland's firearm homicide rates also separated out by race. Both countries are very white, even in the main cities.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve OP 14 Aug
From perplexity:
Based on the search results, the most common ethnic minorities in the Czech Republic are:
  1. Moravians: They make up about 4.9% of the population (around 522,474 people)[2]. Moravians are considered a subgroup of Czechs but speak a distinct Moravian dialect[4].
  2. Slovaks: They comprise approximately 1.4% of the population (about 149,140 people)[2]. Slovaks are closely related to Czechs but speak a distinct language[4].
  3. Ukrainians: Less than 1% of the population (around 53,603 people)[2]. The 2021 census shows Ukrainians making up 1.1% of declared ethnicities[3].
  4. Poles: Less than 1% of the population (about 39,269 people)[2].
  5. Vietnamese: Less than 1% of the population (around 29,825 people)[2]. The 2021 census indicates Vietnamese make up 0.4% of declared ethnicities[3].
Other notable minorities include Germans, Russians, and Roma (Romani) people, though their exact numbers are smaller[1][2]. It's worth noting that a significant portion of the population (26% in the 2011 census) did not declare their ethnicity[2].
Sources [1] Demographics of the Czech Republic - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Czech_Republic [2] Ethnic Groups In The Czech Republic - WorldAtlas https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/ethnic-groups-in-the-czech-republic.html [3] Ethnicity | Census 2021 https://scitani.gov.cz/ethnicity [4] Czech Republic Ethnic Groups | Study.com https://study.com/academy/lesson/czech-republic-ethnic-groups.html [5] Czech Republic - Slavs, Bohemians, Moravians | Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Czech-Republic/People
Finland is a relatively ethnically homogeneous country, with the vast majority of the population being ethnic Finns. Here are the key points about Finland's racial and ethnic demographics:

Ethnic Composition

  • Approximately 90-93% of the population has a Finnish ethnic background[1][2][5].
  • The largest minority groups include:
    • Swedish-speaking Finns: 5-6% of the population
    • Russians: 1.4-1.7%
    • Estonians
    • Roma (Romani)
    • Sami (indigenous people of northern Finland)

Language as a Proxy for Ethnicity

Finland does not officially collect statistics on ethnicity, so language is often used as a proxy[4]:
  • Finnish speakers: 85.9-87.6%
  • Swedish speakers: 5.1-5.2%
  • Russian speakers: 1.4-1.7%
  • Other languages: 5.8-7.2%

Immigration and Diversity

  • The immigrant population has been growing in recent years, but remains relatively small compared to other European countries[4].
  • As of 2017, about 7% of Finland's population had a "foreign background" (both parents born abroad)[4].
  • The largest immigrant groups come from the former Soviet Union, Estonia, Iraq, Somalia, and former Yugoslavia[4].
While Finland remains predominantly ethnically Finnish, increasing immigration is slowly diversifying the country's demographic makeup, particularly in urban areas like Helsinki[1][4].
Sources [1] Demographics of Finland - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Finland [2] Finland - The World Factbook - CIA https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/finland/ [3] Finland Racial Demographics | Ethnic Groups, History & Population https://study.com/academy/lesson/finland-ethnic-groups.html [4] [PDF] Finland Demo Econ Data NCEE https://documents.ncsl.org/wwwncsl/Education/Study-Group/2.FinlandDemoEconDataNCEE.pdf [5] Finland Population and Demographics from Finland | - CountryReports https://www.countryreports.org/country/Finland/population.htm
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bell_curve OP 14 Aug
Plus Austria 🇦🇹 France 🇫🇷 and Canada 🇨🇦
These countries have lots of immigrants especially in the cities
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @petertodd 14 Aug
Yes, those countries may in fact have white gun violence levels significantly less than the US, assuming minorities are responsible for as high a proportion of gun violence as in the US. Czech Republic and Finland are interesting because their white gun violence level may very well be higher than the US.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve OP 14 Aug
Crime stats are asymmetric. Less than one percent of the population is responsible for violent crime
Finland does seem high relative to the other countries including US white
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