Assault rate
737.5
36.3
DEFINITION:
Number of assaults recorded by police per 100,000 population
SOURCE:
European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice , 2011
Ranked 6th. 19 times more than Paraguay
Ranked 42nd.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation > Broadcast details > Alternate title/Translation
Les Experts (French) ("The Experts")
CSI - En la Escena del Crimen
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Death penalty > Abolition date
1,998
1,992
DEFINITION:
Amnesty International
SOURCE:
Last updated: 01/04/03
Ranked 9th.
Ranked 26th.
Death penalty > Last executed
1,962
1,928
DEFINITION:
Amnesty International
SOURCE:
Last updated: 01/04/03
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Paraguay
Ranked 37th.
Human trafficking > Police recorded offences
4
0
DEFINITION:
Number of human trafficking offences as recorded by police in that country.
SOURCE:
European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice , 2011
Ranked 33rd in 2006.
Ranked 46th in 2006.
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
major illicit producer of cannabis, most or all of which is consumed in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile; transshipment country for Andean cocaine headed for Brazil, other Southern Cone markets, and Europe; weak border controls, extensive corruption and money-laundering activity, especially in the Tri-Border Area; weak anti-money-laundering laws and enforcement
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
Murders committed by youths
143
191
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 22nd. 34% more than Canada
Murders committed by youths per capita
1.7
10.4
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 15th. 5 times more than Canada
Organised crime gang membership > Police recorded offenses
4
0
DEFINITION:
Number of organised crime gang participation offences 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 42nd in 2006.
Ranked 57th in 2006.
Prisoners
35,519 prisoners
4,088 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. 8 times more than Paraguay
Ranked 99th.
Prisoners > Female
5%
11.3%
DEFINITION:
Female prisoners , expressed as a percentage share of the total prison population . Data for 2003.
SOURCE:
International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Ranked 45th.
Ranked 4th. 126% more than Canada
Prisoners > Per capita
116.0 per 100,000 people
75.0 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. 55% more than Paraguay
Ranked 109th.
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees
21.1%
92.7%
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 1st. 3 times more than Canada
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled
94.3%
151%
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 33rd. 60% more than Canada
Serious assault rate
173.8
7.8
DEFINITION:
Number of major assaults recorded by police per 100,000 population
SOURCE:
European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice , 2011
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Paraguay
Ranked 29th.
Smuggling of migrants > Number prosecuted
4
0
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 48th in 2006.
Software piracy rate
33%
82%
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 22nd. 148% more than Canada
United States extradition treaties > Date signed
December 3, 1971 Jun. 28, July 9, 1974 January 11, 1988 January 12, 2001
November 9, 1998
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties
United States extradition treaties > Entered into force
March 22, 1976 March 22, 1976 November 26, 1991 April 30, 2003
March 9, 2001
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines
0
13
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 49th.
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