Attila

Fish,

I trust your numbers, but there is a glitch in your logic:

1) Americans have 56 reported crimes per 1000 people.
This is not a true stereotype. It's a number reported by the Interpol.
A stereotype would be: americans have a violent personality.
Is that true? I don't think so.

(by the way, I lived in a little mining town in Europe where there were at least 15 violent crimes every payday since half of the miners got drunk. not even the local police was notified, forget the Interpol)

2) Everyone knows that the US has the highest number of inmates amongst the developed nations. That's not a true stereotype: it's a fact. You just have to count the inmates.
A stereotype would be: americans are the most violent in the world; or: americans are all thieves (that's why they are so many imprisoned); These would be stereotypes and I would't venture to say that they are true.

Regards,
Attila