In recent years, there has been a growing public outcry calling for greater gun control measures and restrictions. The unthinkable acts of violence from Aurora, Colorado, to Newtown, Connecticut, have only strengthened this call for radical changes in how guns are used and regulated. Media outlets around the world have continually misrepresented the facts in an attempt to scare the general public into embracing greater gun control measures. We, as a nation, should focus more on controlling criminals who use firearms than on controlling the guns themselves. According to crime statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), there were 1,203,564 violent crimes nationwide in 2011, which translates to 386.3 violent crimes per person. 100,000 inhabitants, nationwide. Violent crimes are defined by the FBI as follows: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) completed a study in 2012 comparing the homicide rates of countries around the world. In the UNODC study, the United States recorded 4.8 homicides per 100,000 people, ranking 102nd in the world. To put that number in perspective, the country with the most murders was listed as Honduras with 91.6 murders per 100,000 people; Cameroon had 19.7. FBI statistics show that most crimes involving guns occur in large cities that have the strictest gun control laws in the country. In 2012, 333 people were killed by gunfire in Detroit, Michigan; this equates to 47.5 per 100,000 residents (FBI). New Orleans, if it were a country, with a rate of 62.1 gun homicides per 100,000 people, would rank second in the world (Thompson). 2013.Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “The 2011 Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission.”City.Milwaukee.gov. 2012. Network. October 14, 2013. State of Georgia. General Assembly. Safe Transportation Protection Act. SB 101. Legis.ga.gov. Georgia General Assembly. 25 March 2013. Web. 11 November 2013. "UK: facts, figures and gun law". University of Sydney, 2013. Web. 16 October 2013. United Nations. “Intentional Homicide, Count and Rate per 100,000 Population (1995-2011).” United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Network. PDF. 2012.United States. Department of Justice crime statistics. Justice.gov. May 7, 2013. Web. Excel document. 14 Oct 2013.United States. Department of Justice. Prisoners in 2011. Carson, Ann; Sabol, William. Bjs.gov. December 2012. Web. 11 November 2013. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. 2012. Network. 15 October. 2013.