Reply To: My daughter is in Sem in Israel and I'm scared for her

Joseph, actually, according to FBI statistics “Of the murders for which the circumstance surrounding the murder was known, 41.8 percent of victims were murdered during arguments (including romantic triangles) in 2010. Felony circumstances (rape, robbery, burglary, etc.) accounted for 23.1 percent of murders. Circumstances were unknown for 35.8 percent of reported homicides.” According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime the intentional homicide rate in the US was 4.7 and in Israel 1.8. Thus even discounting family violence the rate in the US is much higher. Then there are other violent felonies, in particular robberies, which are often directed at Jews as they are seen as having money.