La siguiente tabla presenta las tasas de crimen violento de los diferentes estados así como la nota que, según la Brady Campaign, merece cada uno por sus leyes de control de armas y la facilidad con la que otorgan licencia de porte de armas ocultas.
|
|
Crimen violento
|
Crimen contra la propiedad
|
|||||||||
|
Estado
|
Control de armas
|
Porte de armas
|
Crimen violento
|
Asesinato y homicidio
|
Violación con violencia
|
Robo con violencia
|
Asalto con violencia
|
Crimen contra la propiedad
|
Robo
|
Hurto
|
Robo de vehículos
|
| ALABAMA |
F
|
C
|
429.5
|
6.6
|
36.8
|
134.2
|
251.9
|
4,049.1
|
960.8
|
2,756.0
|
332.3
|
| ALASKA |
D-
|
F-
|
593.4
|
6.0
|
92.5
|
68.4
|
426.5
|
3,742.2
|
594.2
|
2,770.7
|
377.3
|
| ARIZONA |
D-
|
D-
|
513.2
|
7.9
|
33.3
|
136.5
|
335.5
|
5,632.4
|
1,050.3
|
3,560.9
|
1,021.3
|
| ARKANSAS |
D-
|
D-
|
456.1
|
6.4
|
33.1
|
81.7
|
334.8
|
3,621.4
|
913.6
|
2,487.3
|
220.5
|
| CALIFORNIA |
A-
|
B+
|
579.3
|
6.8
|
28.2
|
179.7
|
364.6
|
3,424.3
|
682.8
|
2,061.4
|
680.1
|
| COLORADO |
D-
|
D-
|
345.1
|
3.9
|
41.6
|
82.1
|
217.6
|
3,940.9
|
711.3
|
2,730.8
|
498.8
|
| CONNECTICUT |
A-
|
B-
|
308.2
|
3.0
|
18.7
|
119.0
|
167.5
|
2,606.7
|
448.1
|
1,842.1
|
316.5
|
| DELAWARE |
C
|
B+
|
658.0
|
2.9
|
43.2
|
169.9
|
442.0
|
3,384.4
|
729.8
|
2,302.3
|
352.3
|
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
--
|
--
|
1,608.1
|
44.2
|
48.6
|
699.5
|
815.8
|
5,800.3
|
829.1
|
3,213.4
|
1,757.8
|
| FLORIDA |
D+
|
F
|
730.2
|
5.4
|
39.5
|
185.2
|
500.1
|
4,452.0
|
1,002.7
|
2,970.1
|
479.2
|
| GEORGIA |
D+
|
F
|
453.9
|
7.6
|
25.7
|
161.8
|
258.8
|
4,254.6
|
909.2
|
2,846.0
|
499.4
|
| HAWAII |
A-
|
B+
|
270.4
|
1.7
|
29.2
|
92.9
|
146.5
|
5,237.5
|
907.2
|
3,562.9
|
767.4
|
| IDAHO |
F+
|
F-
|
242.7
|
1.8
|
37.2
|
17.9
|
185.8
|
2,908.7
|
570.2
|
2,147.5
|
190.9
|
| ILLINOIS |
B+
|
A+
|
556.8
|
7.1
|
32.9
|
188.2
|
328.6
|
3,284.4
|
618.7
|
2,335.6
|
330.1
|
| INDIANA |
D+
|
F-
|
352.8
|
5.5
|
27.8
|
103.3
|
216.2
|
3,357.7
|
671.1
|
2,351.4
|
335.2
|
| IOWA |
C+
|
B+
|
272.4
|
1.6
|
25.9
|
38.1
|
206.8
|
2,961.1
|
596.0
|
2,174.9
|
190.2
|
| KANSAS |
C+
|
A+
|
395.5
|
4.5
|
38.3
|
82.5
|
270.2
|
3,994.0
|
803.6
|
2,904.8
|
285.6
|
| KENTUCKY |
F
|
F
|
261.7
|
4.6
|
25.6
|
77.6
|
153.9
|
2,681.5
|
671.6
|
1,782.4
|
227.5
|
| LOUISIANA |
F
|
F
|
646.3
|
13.0
|
41.1
|
157.2
|
435.0
|
4,349.5
|
998.1
|
2,909.3
|
442.2
|
| MAINE |
D-
|
F
|
108.9
|
1.2
|
27.1
|
22.1
|
58.4
|
2,456.7
|
503.9
|
1,841.3
|
111.5
|
| MARYLAND |
A-
|
B+
|
703.9
|
9.5
|
24.7
|
241.5
|
428.3
|
3,801.4
|
701.4
|
2,439.2
|
660.8
|
| MASSACHUSETTS |
A-
|
B+
|
469.4
|
2.2
|
27.9
|
124.1
|
315.1
|
2,549.5
|
539.7
|
1,613.3
|
396.5
|
| MICHIGAN |
D+
|
D
|
511.2
|
6.1
|
54.1
|
111.7
|
339.3
|
3,277.3
|
677.2
|
2,067.1
|
533.1
|
| MINNESOTA |
C-
|
D-
|
262.6
|
2.5
|
41.2
|
77.2
|
141.8
|
3,116.8
|
547.4
|
2,297.4
|
272.0
|
| MISSISSIPPI |
F
|
F
|
325.5
|
9.3
|
37.4
|
104.8
|
174.1
|
3,720.4
|
1,035.6
|
2,374.2
|
310.6
|
| MISSOURI |
D+
|
D-
|
472.8
|
5.0
|
24.4
|
108.7
|
334.5
|
4,014.5
|
717.1
|
2,794.9
|
502.4
|
| MONTANA |
F
|
F
|
365.2
|
3.3
|
26.8
|
32.5
|
302.6
|
3,098.0
|
405.6
|
2,484.7
|
207.7
|
| NEBRASKA |
B-
|
A+
|
289.0
|
3.2
|
28.5
|
66.8
|
190.5
|
3,711.4
|
579.1
|
2,780.2
|
352.1
|
| NEVADA |
D
|
D-
|
614.2
|
8.8
|
39.0
|
230.3
|
336.1
|
4,288.4
|
980.6
|
2,378.0
|
929.8
|
| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
D-
|
F
|
148.8
|
1.4
|
33.2
|
37.1
|
77.1
|
2,053.9
|
353.5
|
1,551.5
|
148.9
|
| NEW JERSEY |
A-
|
B+
|
365.8
|
4.7
|
15.3
|
154.7
|
191.0
|
2,544.4
|
503.0
|
1,641.3
|
400.2
|
| NEW MEXICO |
F
|
D
|
665.2
|
6.0
|
50.0
|
104.0
|
505.2
|
4,123.6
|
1,025.2
|
2,711.3
|
387.1
|
| NEW YORK |
B+
|
B
|
465.2
|
4.9
|
19.7
|
186.3
|
254.3
|
2,248.3
|
393.4
|
1,619.3
|
235.6
|
| NORTH CAROLINA |
C
|
D
|
454.9
|
6.1
|
25.4
|
145.5
|
278.0
|
4,278.0
|
1,197.6
|
2,760.5
|
319.9
|
| NORTH DAKOTA |
D
|
D
|
77.8
|
1.9
|
23.8
|
8.0
|
44.0
|
2,096.1
|
306.2
|
1,619.8
|
170.1
|
| OHIO |
D-
|
D
|
333.2
|
4.6
|
40.1
|
147.7
|
140.8
|
3,640.5
|
830.1
|
2,451.9
|
358.5
|
| OKLAHOMA |
D-
|
D-
|
505.7
|
5.9
|
42.7
|
91.8
|
365.3
|
4,306.0
|
992.3
|
2,944.7
|
369.0
|
| OREGON |
C-
|
D-
|
295.5
|
1.9
|
34.2
|
80.1
|
179.3
|
4,782.3
|
804.2
|
3,444.6
|
533.5
|
| PENNSYLVANIA |
D+
|
F
|
398.0
|
5.3
|
28.8
|
145.4
|
218.6
|
2,431.3
|
436.0
|
1,724.8
|
270.4
|
| PUERTO RICO |
|
|
306.4
|
20.1
|
5.3
|
199.5
|
81.6
|
1,802.1
|
537.8
|
949.5
|
314.8
|
| RHODE ISLAND |
B-
|
B+
|
285.6
|
2.3
|
46.9
|
77.1
|
159.3
|
2,995.0
|
513.3
|
2,074.0
|
407.7
|
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
D+
|
D-
|
793.5
|
7.2
|
44.4
|
136.7
|
605.1
|
4,477.1
|
1,050.9
|
3,046.1
|
380.1
|
| SOUTH DAKOTA |
D
|
F
|
173.4
|
1.3
|
46.3
|
13.6
|
112.1
|
2,001.7
|
375.9
|
1,511.4
|
114.4
|
| TENNESSEE |
D+
|
D
|
687.8
|
6.8
|
35.7
|
160.4
|
484.9
|
4,379.4
|
1,082.0
|
2,845.3
|
452.1
|
| TEXAS |
D-
|
D
|
552.5
|
6.4
|
36.2
|
167.4
|
342.5
|
4,595.3
|
993.7
|
3,157.7
|
444.0
|
| UTAH |
D-
|
F
|
248.6
|
2.5
|
37.9
|
53.4
|
154.8
|
4,225.5
|
713.1
|
3,182.2
|
330.2
|
| VERMONT |
D-
|
F-
|
110.2
|
2.3
|
19.5
|
9.7
|
78.7
|
2,200.1
|
477.8
|
1,618.0
|
104.3
|
| VIRGINIA |
C-
|
F
|
275.8
|
5.6
|
24.0
|
90.3
|
155.9
|
2,704.1
|
391.5
|
2,070.0
|
242.5
|
| WASHINGTON |
D+
|
F
|
347.0
|
3.0
|
46.7
|
93.3
|
204.0
|
4,754.9
|
950.3
|
3,142.1
|
662.5
|
| WEST VIRGINIA |
D
|
D-
|
257.5
|
3.5
|
16.4
|
40.3
|
197.3
|
2,359.4
|
562.2
|
1,602.6
|
194.7
|
| WISCONSIN |
C+
|
A+
|
221.0
|
3.3
|
21.9
|
80.1
|
115.7
|
2,882.6
|
485.4
|
2,172.1
|
225.1
|
| WYOMING |
F
|
D-
|
262.1
|
2.8
|
27.1
|
16.8
|
215.5
|
3,321.3
|
520.9
|
2,641.2
|
159.2
|
Datos del UCR del FBI (2003) y calificaciones sobre las leyes sobre tenencia y porte de armas de la Brady Campaign
Fijándonos solo en el crimen violento vemos que estados que, según la Brady Campaign, hacen poco para controlar las armas de fuego disfrutan también de las tasas de crimen violento más bajas. En el otro extremo, sin embargo, encontramos estados como Maryland, California, Illinois, Massachusetts y New York, que tienen estricto control de armas. No se aprecia, sin embargo, una correlación clara entre control de armas y crimen violento.
|
Estado
|
Control de armas
|
Porte de armas
|
Crimen violento
|
| NORTH DAKOTA |
D
|
D
|
77.8
|
| MAINE |
D-
|
F
|
108.9
|
| VERMONT |
D-
|
F-
|
110.2
|
| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
D-
|
F
|
148.8
|
| SOUTH DAKOTA |
D
|
F
|
173.4
|
| WISCONSIN |
C+
|
A+
|
221.0
|
| IDAHO |
F+
|
F-
|
242.7
|
| UTAH |
D-
|
F
|
248.6
|
| WEST VIRGINIA |
D
|
D-
|
257.5
|
| KENTUCKY |
F
|
F
|
261.7
|
| WYOMING |
F
|
D-
|
262.1
|
| MINNESOTA |
C-
|
D-
|
262.6
|
| HAWAII |
A-
|
B+
|
270.4
|
| IOWA |
C+
|
B+
|
272.4
|
| VIRGINIA |
C-
|
F
|
275.8
|
| RHODE ISLAND |
B-
|
B+
|
285.6
|
| NEBRASKA |
B-
|
A+
|
289.0
|
| OREGON |
C-
|
D-
|
295.5
|
| PUERTO RICO |
306.4
|
||
| CONNECTICUT |
A-
|
B-
|
308.2
|
| MISSISSIPPI |
F
|
F
|
325.5
|
| OHIO |
D-
|
D
|
333.2
|
| COLORADO |
D-
|
D-
|
345.1
|
| WASHINGTON |
D+
|
F
|
347.0
|
| INDIANA |
D+
|
F-
|
352.8
|
| MONTANA |
F
|
F
|
365.2
|
| NEW JERSEY |
A-
|
B+
|
365.8
|
| KANSAS |
C+
|
A+
|
395.5
|
| PENNSYLVANIA |
D+
|
F
|
398.0
|
| ALABAMA |
F
|
C
|
429.5
|
| GEORGIA |
D+
|
F
|
453.9
|
| NORTH CAROLINA |
C
|
D
|
454.9
|
| ARKANSAS |
D-
|
D-
|
456.1
|
| NEW YORK |
B+
|
B
|
465.2
|
| MASSACHUSETTS |
A-
|
B+
|
469.4
|
| MISSOURI |
D+
|
D-
|
472.8
|
| OKLAHOMA |
D-
|
D-
|
505.7
|
| MICHIGAN |
D+
|
D
|
511.2
|
| ARIZONA |
D-
|
D-
|
513.2
|
| TEXAS |
D-
|
D
|
552.5
|
| ILLINOIS |
B+
|
A+
|
556.8
|
| CALIFORNIA |
A-
|
B+
|
579.3
|
| ALASKA |
D-
|
F-
|
593.4
|
| NEVADA |
D
|
D-
|
614.2
|
| LOUISIANA |
F
|
F
|
646.3
|
| DELAWARE |
C
|
B+
|
658.0
|
| NEW MEXICO |
F
|
D
|
665.2
|
| TENNESSEE |
D+
|
D
|
687.8
|
| MARYLAND |
A-
|
B+
|
703.9
|
| FLORIDA |
D+
|
F
|
730.2
|
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
D+
|
D-
|
793.5
|
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
1608.1
|
Podemos repetir el experimento tomando en cuenta tan sólo el número de asesinatos (por 100.000 h) y vemos de nuevo que en ambos extremos se ven mezclados los estados con alto y bajo grado de control de armas de fuego. Una vez más no se ve una correlación entre el nivel de control de armas de fuego y la tasa de asesinatos.
|
Estado
|
Control de armas
|
Porte de armas
|
Asesinato y homicidio
|
| MAINE |
D-
|
F
|
1.2
|
| SOUTH DAKOTA |
D
|
F
|
1.3
|
| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
D-
|
F
|
1.4
|
| IOWA |
C+
|
B+
|
1.6
|
| HAWAII |
A-
|
B+
|
1.7
|
| IDAHO |
F+
|
F-
|
1.8
|
| NORTH DAKOTA |
D
|
D
|
1.9
|
| OREGON |
C-
|
D-
|
1.9
|
| MASSACHUSETTS |
A-
|
B+
|
2.2
|
| RHODE ISLAND |
B-
|
B+
|
2.3
|
| VERMONT |
D-
|
F-
|
2.3
|
| MINNESOTA |
C-
|
D-
|
2.5
|
| UTAH |
D-
|
F
|
2.5
|
| WYOMING |
F
|
D-
|
2.8
|
| DELAWARE |
C
|
B+
|
2.9
|
| CONNECTICUT |
A-
|
B-
|
3.0
|
| WASHINGTON |
D+
|
F
|
3.0
|
| NEBRASKA |
B-
|
A+
|
3.2
|
| MONTANA |
F
|
F
|
3.3
|
| WISCONSIN |
C+
|
A+
|
3.3
|
| WEST VIRGINIA |
D
|
D-
|
3.5
|
| COLORADO |
D-
|
D-
|
3.9
|
| KANSAS |
C+
|
A+
|
4.5
|
| KENTUCKY |
F
|
F
|
4.6
|
| OHIO |
D-
|
D
|
4.6
|
| NEW JERSEY |
A-
|
B+
|
4.7
|
| NEW YORK |
B+
|
B
|
4.9
|
| MISSOURI |
D+
|
D-
|
5.0
|
| PENNSYLVANIA |
D+
|
F
|
5.3
|
| FLORIDA |
D+
|
F
|
5.4
|
| INDIANA |
D+
|
F-
|
5.5
|
| VIRGINIA |
C-
|
F
|
5.6
|
| OKLAHOMA |
D-
|
D-
|
5.9
|
| ALASKA |
D-
|
F-
|
6.0
|
| NEW MEXICO |
F
|
D
|
6.0
|
| MICHIGAN |
D+
|
D
|
6.1
|
| NORTH CAROLINA |
C
|
D
|
6.1
|
| ARKANSAS |
D-
|
D-
|
6.4
|
| TEXAS |
D-
|
D
|
6.4
|
| ALABAMA |
F
|
C
|
6.6
|
| CALIFORNIA |
A-
|
B+
|
6.8
|
| TENNESSEE |
D+
|
D
|
6.8
|
| ILLINOIS |
B+
|
A+
|
7.1
|
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
D+
|
D-
|
7.2
|
| GEORGIA |
D+
|
F
|
7.6
|
| ARIZONA |
D-
|
D-
|
7.9
|
| NEVADA |
D
|
D-
|
8.8
|
| MISSISSIPPI |
F
|
F
|
9.3
|
| MARYLAND |
A-
|
B+
|
9.5
|
| LOUISIANA |
F
|
F
|
13.0
|
| PUERTO RICO |
20.1
|
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| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
44.2
|
En contra de lo que propone Martínez Quirante, la falta de control de armas o un control muy laxo no necesariamente lleva a un aumento de la criminalidad. Las comparaciones basadas simplemente en la disponibilidad de armas de fuego, ignorando cualquier otra variable relevante, no conduce a resultados válidos.
