Adults prosecuted
513,482
12,009
DEFINITION:
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 4th. 42 times more than Norway
Ranked 28th.
Believe in police efficiency
67%
70%
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 12th.
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Germany
Car thefts
70,617
23,339
DEFINITION:
Total recorded automobile thefts. 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 7th. 2 times more than Norway
Ranked 21st.
Death penalty > Abolition date
1,987
1,979
DEFINITION:
Amnesty International
SOURCE:
Last updated: 01/04/03
Ranked 42nd.
Ranked 48th.
Drug offences
250,969 per 100,000 people
987.1 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 1st.
Ranked 1st.
Jails
209
46
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 7th. 4 times more than Norway
Ranked 26th.
Manslaughters
825
41
DEFINITION:
Total recorded non-intentional homicides. 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 6th. 19 times more than Norway
Ranked 25th.
Murders committed by youths
156
11
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 25th. 13 times more than Norway
Ranked 64th.
Police
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of countries by size of police forces
Prisoners
74,904 prisoners
2,914 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 6th. 25 times more than Norway
Ranked 109th.
Prisoners > Female
5%
5.3%
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 47th.
Ranked 43rd. 6% more than Germany
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners
29.9%
15%
DEFINITION:
Prisoners who are foreign nationals, expressed as a percentage share of total prison population . Data for 2003.
SOURCE:
International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Ranked 19th. 99% more than Norway
Ranked 31st.
Prisoners > Per capita
96.0 per 100,000 people
64.0 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 93rd. 50% more than Norway
Ranked 119th.
Software piracy rate
27%
29%
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 96th.
Ranked 93rd. 7% more than Germany
Total crimes
6,507,394
330,071
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 3rd. 19 times more than Norway
Ranked 27th.
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines
1
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 115th.
Ranked 139th.
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