The Increase of Violent Crimes Violent crime is on the increase in the United States. Handguns are used in more than 184,000 armed robberies every year, and more than 11,000 murders and manslaughter's. More than 34,000 people die from gunfire in the United States every year and 16,000 of those people were between 15 and 34. The danger is that as crime increases more people will buy guns to protect themselves. Eventually some of the guns will find their way to criminals and be used by them, making the problem worse. Some Americans buy guns as protection against mugging, house breaking, and assault. The law of self defense,