Why would an American want to move to the UK? series
#3 Safety
gun control in the UK vs US where would you feel safest?
in the UK sporting rifles and shotguns are allowed with a license, handguns are banned and police are not routinely armed fully automatic and sub machine guns are expressly prohibited as are semi automatic rifles (may be permitted for humane dispatch of wounded animal for example)
the US is only nation where guns outnumber people 120.5 guns per 100 people vs UK is 4.9 guns per 100
gun deaths in US so far this year almost 14K (more than half by suicide) 184 mass shootings
gun deaths in UK in 2023 162

Crime rate for 2023
UK rank 64 crime index 46.07
US rank 56 crime index 47.8 so slightly higher crime than UK
is London safer than New York? Both cities have a population of about 8 million and are considered world class destinations where the rich and poor coexist. Both have similar crime statistics, with NY with the slight edge of its crime rate going down from 20072017 whereas Londons crime rate has stayed roughly the same in that time period but may be increasing in recent years

Safest countries in the world majority are in Europe. What makes a country "safe" high standard of living, social welfare and education. Peace is also a factor, low crime and security. No 1 is Iceland, No2 New Zealand.
the UK comes in at 34 in 2022 (down from 33 in 2021)
the US comes in at 129 (Mexico is least safe at 137)

Which country is safest for women? US ranks 7th for most dangerous places for women travelers, the UK is 12th so no gold star there.

According to Reuters, the US is the 10th most dangerous place for women to live coming after Nigeria at #9 and the only western country in the top 10. Sexual violence is the driving factor here.

Traffic deaths
46,000 traffic deaths per year in the US 12.40 deaths per 100K ,(
vs in the UK 2.9 per 100K (top 9 countries in world for lowest per pop?