Comments on: American deaths in Thailand over the last five years (2002 – 2007): Unatural American death fatalities http://www.thaiskale.com/journal/american-deaths-in-thailand-over-the-last-five-years-2002-2007/ ...Tis Today's Task's To Truncate Tomorrow... Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:44:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Louis http://www.thaiskale.com/journal/american-deaths-in-thailand-over-the-last-five-years-2002-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-1297 Louis Tue, 25 May 2010 08:50:53 +0000 http://www.thaiskale.com/journal/american-deaths-in-thailand-over-the-last-five-years-2002-2007/#comment-1297 Whatever the number ... anyway it is comical as there are just a few for a metropole as Bangkok that is a very small number. There is no safer place as Bangkok. www.jerleaw.com Whatever the number … anyway it is comical as there are just a few for a metropole as Bangkok that is a very small number. There is no safer place as Bangkok.

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]]> By: buster http://www.thaiskale.com/journal/american-deaths-in-thailand-over-the-last-five-years-2002-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-1238 buster Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:00:12 +0000 http://www.thaiskale.com/journal/american-deaths-in-thailand-over-the-last-five-years-2002-2007/#comment-1238 Many foreigner deaths by homicide are under-reported or misreported as drug overdose, etc by Thai authorities to avoid the adverse effect on tourism. Here are some statistics that demonstrate that Thailand is a dangerous place: As per the Global Peace Index 2008: Thai vs USA Number of homicides per 100,000 people 3 : 2 Level of violent crime 4 : 1 Level of organized conflict (internal) 3 : 1 Overall rank 2008 1-140 (1 most peacful) 118 : 97 As per WHO: Heavy vehicle driver collision with car, pickup, van * Rank Countries Amount (top to bottom) #1 Ecuador: 185 deaths #2 Thailand: 48 deaths #3 Mexico: 15 deaths #4 Venezuela: 6 deaths #5 Korea, South: 6 deaths Unspecified drowning and submersion (per capita) World Ranking Deaths per 1 million people (numbers rounded to nearest whole digit) #1 Belize: 64 #2 Thailand: 56 #3 Cayman Islands :45 #4 Kyrgyzstan: 44 #5 El Salvador: 42 As per the OECD Factbook 2007: Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics for 2005, road fatalities/million population for Italy and the US were 90 and 145 respectively. As per the Department of Highways of Thailand, road fatalities for the same period were 504 (per million population)! That's almost 6 times the fatality rate in Italy for the same year. The homicide with firearms rates in Thailand are equally as staggering. Based on the 8th UN survey 2002, Thailand rated 3rd in the world for murders with firearms, surpassed only by Columbia and South Africa. On a per capita basis, Thailand's murder rate was approximately 6 times that of the US. Thailand's murder rate (all causes) was double that of the US. Many foreigner deaths by homicide are under-reported or misreported as drug overdose, etc by Thai authorities to avoid the adverse effect on tourism.

Here are some statistics that demonstrate that Thailand is a dangerous place:

As per the Global Peace Index 2008:

Thai vs USA

Number of homicides per 100,000 people 3 : 2

Level of violent crime 4 : 1

Level of organized conflict (internal) 3 : 1

Overall rank 2008 1-140 (1 most peacful) 118 : 97

As per WHO:

Heavy vehicle driver collision with car, pickup, van *

Rank Countries Amount (top to bottom)

#1 Ecuador: 185 deaths

#2 Thailand: 48 deaths

#3 Mexico: 15 deaths

#4 Venezuela: 6 deaths

#5 Korea, South: 6 deaths

Unspecified drowning and submersion (per capita)

World Ranking Deaths per 1 million people (numbers rounded to nearest whole digit)

#1 Belize: 64

#2 Thailand: 56

#3 Cayman Islands :45

#4 Kyrgyzstan: 44

#5 El Salvador: 42

As per the OECD Factbook 2007: Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics for 2005, road fatalities/million population for Italy and the US were 90 and 145 respectively. As per the Department of Highways of Thailand, road fatalities for the same period were 504 (per million population)! That’s almost 6 times the fatality rate in Italy for the same year.

The homicide with firearms rates in Thailand are equally as staggering. Based on the 8th UN survey 2002, Thailand rated 3rd in the world for murders with firearms, surpassed only by Columbia and South Africa. On a per capita basis, Thailand’s murder rate was approximately 6 times that of the US. Thailand’s murder rate (all causes) was double that of the US.

]]> By: Jao Moragoat http://www.thaiskale.com/journal/american-deaths-in-thailand-over-the-last-five-years-2002-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-1210 Jao Moragoat Sun, 10 May 2009 04:21:41 +0000 http://www.thaiskale.com/journal/american-deaths-in-thailand-over-the-last-five-years-2002-2007/#comment-1210 Mary, my sincere condolences I offer... Regarding accountability, every one needs to face their demons some day, inevitably certain. Mary, my sincere condolences I offer…
Regarding accountability, every one needs to face their demons
some day, inevitably certain.

]]> By: Mary Nichols http://www.thaiskale.com/journal/american-deaths-in-thailand-over-the-last-five-years-2002-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-1209 Mary Nichols Sat, 09 May 2009 16:33:38 +0000 http://www.thaiskale.com/journal/american-deaths-in-thailand-over-the-last-five-years-2002-2007/#comment-1209 Don't expect any accountability in thailand 'It is a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time" two seconds sooner or later would have made the difference in life and death. Don’t expect any accountability in thailand ‘It is a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time” two seconds sooner or later would have made the difference in life and death.

]]> By: Mary Nichols http://www.thaiskale.com/journal/american-deaths-in-thailand-over-the-last-five-years-2002-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-1208 Mary Nichols Sat, 09 May 2009 16:30:34 +0000 http://www.thaiskale.com/journal/american-deaths-in-thailand-over-the-last-five-years-2002-2007/#comment-1208 My son was one of those statistics published in your article on deaths of American June 11, 2006 Chonburi. I am still in court trying to get the drunk bastard age 67 - he is 70 now allegedly he keeps having kids . get this he is Jamaican born Uk citizen married to a thai woman. .. He fled to the UK for awhile .he owns a house, car, restaurant and a bar in Thailand These killers bribe their way out of jail. He was found quilty of wrecklessness causing death of one and injury to the passenger he has yet to pay up , any costs of the continuing pain and suffering of the passenger My son was one of those statistics published in your article on deaths of American June 11, 2006 Chonburi.
I am still in court trying to get the drunk bastard age 67 – he is 70 now allegedly he keeps having kids . get this he is Jamaican born Uk citizen married to a thai woman. .. He fled to the UK for awhile .he owns a house, car, restaurant and a bar in Thailand These killers bribe their way out of jail. He was found quilty of wrecklessness causing death of one and injury to the passenger he has yet to pay up , any costs of the continuing pain and suffering of the passenger

]]> By: American teacher falls from condo rooftop - TeakDoor.com - The Thailand Forum http://www.thaiskale.com/journal/american-deaths-in-thailand-over-the-last-five-years-2002-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-1153 American teacher falls from condo rooftop - TeakDoor.com - The Thailand Forum Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:27:56 +0000 http://www.thaiskale.com/journal/american-deaths-in-thailand-over-the-last-five-years-2002-2007/#comment-1153 [...]Travelling in Northern Thailand Forum[...] [...]Travelling in Northern Thailand Forum[...]

]]> By: American sympathy http://www.thaiskale.com/journal/american-deaths-in-thailand-over-the-last-five-years-2002-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-83 American sympathy Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:05:48 +0000 http://www.thaiskale.com/journal/american-deaths-in-thailand-over-the-last-five-years-2002-2007/#comment-83 My god! You're American and on the motorbike too as I can see from your other blogs... Be very careful not to make the list! We don't need any more unnecessary loss of valuable life. My god! You’re American and on the motorbike too as I can see from your other blogs… Be very careful not to make the list! We don’t need any more unnecessary loss of valuable life.

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