Here’s how five police practices in the United States compare in Europe and elsewhere:Where don’t police routinely carry guns? (The United States had 120.5 guns per 100 residents in 2017, according to the Small Arms Survey.) ADIceland’s crime rate is far lower than the United States’ — and so is inequality and poverty. While cops can be armed in most European countries, they have nowhere near America’s level of police killings. A police officer in the United States trains for an average of 19 months before being put on the job.

Source: Washington Post June 06, 2020 19:43 UTC