Acquitted
5,654
54,682
DEFINITION:
Total acquitted in criminal courts. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime , than actual prevalence.
SOURCE:
The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Ranked 10th.
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Belgium
Assault victims
1.2%
2.8%
DEFINITION:
People victimized by assault (as a % of the total population ). Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime , than actual prevelence.
SOURCE:
UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin
Ranked 10th.
Ranked 2nd. 133% more than Belgium
Believe in police efficiency
64%
72%
DEFINITION:
Proportion of people in international Crime Victims Survey 2000 who say police do a good job in controlling crime in their area.
SOURCE:
UN International Crime Victims' Survey
Ranked 14th.
Ranked 6th. 13% more than Belgium
Bribe payers index
6.8
7.2
DEFINITION:
The index ranks the leading exporting countries in terms of the degree to which their companies are perceived to be paying bribes. The scale is from 0 to 10, where 10 represents negligible bribery and 0 a very high level of bribery. Based on a survey of nearly 800 business executives conducted in 14 emerging-market countries.
SOURCE:
Transparency International
Ranked 8th.
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Belgium
Death penalty > Abolition date
1,996
1,998
DEFINITION:
Amnesty International
SOURCE:
Last updated: 01/04/03
Ranked 17th.
Ranked 8th.
Death penalty > Last executed
1,950
1,964
DEFINITION:
Amnesty International
SOURCE:
Last updated: 01/04/03
Ranked 26th.
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Belgium
Drug offences
40,856 per 100,000 people
183,419 per 100,000 people
DEFINITION:
Drug offence cases per 100,000 population (2000).
SOURCE:
The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002)
(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Ranked 6th.
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Belgium
Jails
33
144
DEFINITION:
Total number of adult prisons, penal or correctional institutions (excluding temporary jail lock-ups). Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime , than actual prevalence.
SOURCE:
The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002)
(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Ranked 33rd.
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Belgium
Murders committed by youths
37
139
DEFINITION:
Homicide rates among youths aged 10–29 years by country or area: most recent year available (variable 1990–1999).
SOURCE:
World Health Organization: World report on violence and health , 2002
Ranked 48th.
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Belgium
Murders committed by youths per capita
1.4
0.9
DEFINITION:
Homicide rate per 100,000 population aged 10–29 years
SOURCE:
World Health Organization: World report on violence and health , 2002
Ranked 47th. 56% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 52nd.
Perception of safety > Walking in dark
77%
70%
DEFINITION:
Proportions in International Crime Victims Survey 2000 reporting that they feel safe walking in the dark.
SOURCE:
UN International Crime Victims' Survey
Ranked 9th. 10% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 12th.
Police
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of countries by size of police forces
Prisoners
8,605 prisoners
78,753 prisoners
DEFINITION:
Total persons incarcerated
SOURCE:
The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002)
(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Ranked 32nd.
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Belgium
Rape victims
0.3%
0.9%
DEFINITION:
People victimized by sexual assault (as a % of the total population ). Data refer to female population only. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime , than actual prevalence.
SOURCE:
UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin
Ranked 15th.
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Belgium
Software piracy rate
25%
26%
DEFINITION:
The piracy rate is the total number of units of pirated software deployed in 2007 divided by the total units of software installed.
SOURCE:
Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study
Ranked 99th.
Ranked 97th. 4% more than Belgium
Suicide rates in ages 15-24
10.7 per 100,000 people
6.7 per 100,000 people
DEFINITION:
Suicide rates per 100,000 people by given age group, late 1990s.
SOURCE:
GECD Society at a Glance 2001, Statistical Annex Table D3
Ranked 8th. 60% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 15th.
Suicide rates in ages 25-34
19 per 100,000 people
10.6 per 100,000 people
DEFINITION:
Suicide rates per 100,000 people in the given age group, late 1990s.
SOURCE:
GECD Society at a Glance 2001, Statistical Annex Table D3
Ranked 5th. 79% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 15th.
Total crimes
973,548
6,523,706
DEFINITION:
Note : Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime , than actual prevalence.
SOURCE:
The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002)
(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Ranked 13th.
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Belgium
Total crime victims
21.4%
26.4%
DEFINITION:
People victimized by crime (as a % of the total population ). Data refer to people victimized by one or more of 11 crimes recorded in the survey: robbery, burglary, attempted burglary, car theft, car vandalism, bicycle theft, sexual assault, theft from car , theft of personal property, assault and threats. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime , than actual prevalence.
SOURCE:
UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin
Ranked 12th.
Ranked 3rd. 23% more than Belgium
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines
2.7
0
DEFINITION:
Average Unpaid Annual New York City Parking Violations per Diplomat, 11/1997 to 11/2002.
SOURCE:
Cultures of Corruption: Evidence from Diplomatic Parking Tickets
Ray Fisman Edward Miguel
Columbia University and NBER University of California, Berkeley and NBER 2006
Ranked 102nd.
Ranked 138th.
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