Crime nation U.S.A. or earthquake nation Japan: which is safer?

The U.S. sees around 15,000 victims of murder every year. 

Japan sometimes sees vast number of victims from a single earthquake; 6,437 in 1995, 22,252 in 2011. 

If you wanted to live a safe life, which would be the better choice: the U.S. or Japan? See the following slide.

 (In 2020, the following slide was presented at the Earthquakes and Disaster-Prevention Research Study Group, at Kanazawa University in Japan)

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