And how would you know how much crime "actually happens" if you don't have an objectively quantifiable measurement? Your argument seems to boil down to "these numbers feel too low, I feel less safe in the US, so the numbers must be cooked, let's assume the situation is a lot worse."
Also, if we take the idea of "general feeling of safety" into account ... do you really think you'd feel safer in Colombia, or Somalia, than the US? Many of the countries above the States in crime per capita have law enforcement systems that are even more corrupt, and even less likely to give good statistics - if the numbers of the US are cooked in that overview, chances are so are everyone elses.
You said "Sweden has more crime than the US." and as evidence you linked a ranking of countries by reported crimes. Not all crimes are reported. So your "objectively quantifiable measurement" doesn't support your claim.
Hence my statement: there are lies, damn lies, and statistics.
> Your argument seems to boil down to... <strawman>
Also, if we take the idea of "general feeling of safety" into account ... do you really think you'd feel safer in Colombia, or Somalia, than the US? Many of the countries above the States in crime per capita have law enforcement systems that are even more corrupt, and even less likely to give good statistics - if the numbers of the US are cooked in that overview, chances are so are everyone elses.