Amazing map shows past and present conflicts - BlogPost. Posted at 12:57 PM ET, 10/12/2012 Oct 12, 2012 04:57 PM EDT TheWashingtonPost The European Union may have just won the Nobel Peace Prize, but the region has had its fair share of antagonism in recent years. Just look at this map, developed by the Dutch Web design company TecToys, which shows conflicts in Europe in the past two decades: (Screenshot: Conflict History) The full interactive, found at conflicthistory.com, details every major human conflict in history, dating back to ancient battles between Egyptian forces and Canaanites in the 15th century B.C.
Each war or uprising is represented by a red circle and attached to a short description of the event. Of course, it’s not perfect — prior to the 1500s, the circles are conspicuously clustered around Europe, while Africa, South America and much of Asia are blank. More world news coverage: - E.U. wins Nobel Prize - Chinese activist faces prison term for publishing environmental books - U.S. looks for solution to Mali crisis. 1991-2011. 1499-1503. Military History, Info, Stats. America's Wars: U.S. Casualties and Veterans.
The table below has information about the total number of service members, battle deaths, and nonmortal woundings in wars from 1775 to 2012; such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, World War I and II, Vietnam, and more. 1. Estimate based upon new population projection methodology. 2. Estimated figure. Does not include 26,000–31,000 who died in Union prisons. 3. Years of U.S. involvement in war. 4. 5. 6. Source: Department of Defense and Veterans Administration. See also Post-Vietnam Combat Casualties. Information Please® Database, © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. United States Crime Rates 1960 - 2009. List of countries by intentional homicide rate. Homicide Rate Per 100,000 Population (2011)list of 30 top countries. List of countries by intentional homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants.
The reliability of underlying national murder rate data may vary.[1] The legal definition of "intentional homicide" differs among countries. Intentional homicide may or may not include infanticide, assisted suicide or euthanasia.[2] Intentional homicide demographics are affected by changes in trauma care, leading to changed lethality of violent assaults, so the intentional homicide rate may not necessarily indicate the overall level of societal violence.[2] They may also be underreported for political reasons.[3][4] Another problem for the comparability of the following figures is that some data may include attempts. In general the values in these lists should not include failed attempts except when mentioned otherwise. Murder rate per 100,000 inhabitants in 2011. UNODC's global study[edit] By region[edit] By subregion[edit] By country[edit]