Auto theft
268.3
53.7
DEFINITION:
Number of motor vehicle thefts (car thefts) recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.
SOURCE:
European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice , 2011
Ranked 14th in 2006. 4 times more than Ecuador
Ranked 34th in 2006.
Death penalty > Abolition date
1,998
1,906
DEFINITION:
Amnesty International
SOURCE:
Last updated: 01/04/03
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Ecuador
Ranked 63rd.
Illicit drugs
illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic drug market and export to US; use of hydroponics technology permits growers to plant large quantities of high-quality marijuana indoors; increasing ecstasy production, some of which is destined for the US; vulnerable to narcotics money laundering because of its mature financial services sector
significant transit country for cocaine originating in Colombia and Peru, with over half of the US-bound cocaine passing through Ecuadorian Pacific waters; importer of precursor chemicals used in production of illicit narcotics; attractive location for cash-placement by drug traffickers laundering money because of dollarization and weak anti-money-laundering regime; increased activity on the northern frontier by trafficking groups and Colombian insurgents
DEFINITION:
Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Jails
198
32
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 9th. 5 times more than Ecuador
Ranked 34th.
Murders committed by youths
143
757
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 28th.
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Canada
Murders committed by youths per capita
1.7
15.9
DEFINITION:
Homicide rate per 100,000 population aged 10–29 years
SOURCE:
World Health Organization: World report on violence and health , 2002
Ranked 40th.
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Canada
Prisoners
35,519 prisoners
8,274 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 17th. 3 times more than Ecuador
Ranked 34th.
Prisoners > Per capita
116.0 per 100,000 people
59.0 per 100,000 people
DEFINITION:
Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held per 100,000 population .
SOURCE:
International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Ranked 73rd. 97% more than Ecuador
Ranked 121st.
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees
21.1%
69.9%
DEFINITION:
The percentage of the prison population that is being held pre-trial / on remand. Data for 2003.
SOURCE:
International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Ranked 103rd.
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Canada
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled
94.3%
115%
DEFINITION:
The percentage of the offical prison capacity filled. This is obtained by comparing the number of prisoners in a nation to the offical capacity of the nation's prison system. Data for 2003.
SOURCE:
International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Ranked 99th.
Ranked 68th. 22% more than Canada
Prosecution rate
1,313
1,405
DEFINITION:
Number of people prosecuted.
SOURCE:
European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice , 2011
Ranked 12th in 2006.
Ranked 11th in 2006. 7% more than Canada
Rapes
68.2
11.2
DEFINITION:
Number of sexual assaults recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.
SOURCE:
European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice , 2011
Ranked 1st in 2006. 5 times more than Ecuador
Ranked 21st in 2006.
Robberies
94.2
398.8
DEFINITION:
Number of robberies recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.
SOURCE:
European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice , 2011
Ranked 16th in 2006.
Ranked 6th in 2006. 3 times more than Canada
Serious assaults
173.8
27.9
DEFINITION:
Number of major assaults recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.
SOURCE:
European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice , 2011
Ranked 2nd in 2006. 5 times more than Ecuador
Ranked 17th in 2006.
Smuggling of migrants > Number prosecuted
4
65
DEFINITION:
Number of people prosecuted for smuggling migrants by country.
SOURCE:
European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice , 2011
Ranked 33rd in 2006.
Ranked 12th in 2006. 15 times more than Canada
Software piracy rate
33%
66%
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 91st.
Ranked 50th. 100% more than Canada
United States extradition treaties > Citation
27 UST 983; TIAS 8237.
18 Stat. 199; TS 79; 7 Bevans 321.
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties
United States extradition treaties > Date signed
December 3, 1971
June 28, 1872
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties
United States extradition treaties > Entered into force
March 22, 1976
November 12, 1873
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines
0
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 134th.
Ranked 127th.
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