With all the discussion about Stand Your Ground Laws and the Castle Doctrine in the news, I thought it would be practical to show you this info-graphic depicting the laws in various states.  Unfortunately it doesn’t have the creator’s name on it, so I can’t give them credit – so if you know who it is, please let me know so I can link to their site.

Keep in mind the crime rates in the United States:

  • Property Crimes – 28,800 per day (1 every 3 seconds)
  • Burglaries – 8,640 per day (1 every 10 seconds)
  • Violent Crimes – 4,320 per day (1 every 20 seconds)
  • Grave Assaults – 2,468 per day (1 every 35 seconds)
  • Robberies – 1,440 per day (1 every minute)
  • Forcible Rapes – 720 per day (1 every 2 minutes)

1 out of 5 homes will experience a break-in or home invasion. 

  • 8,000+ home invasions occur in the United States every day!
  • 60% of rapes occur in home invasions.
  • 38% of assaults occur in home invasions.

Stand Your Ground Laws Explained