Acquitted
73
196,600
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 27th.
Ranked 3rd. 2692 times more than Japan
Bribe payers index
5.1
5.3
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 14th.
Ranked 12th. 4% more than Japan
Car thefts
62,673
134,584
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 9th.
Ranked 9th.
Drug offences
26,477 per 100,000 people
27.9 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 10th. 948 times more than Spain
Ranked 26th.
Manslaughters
193
95
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 13th. 103% more than Spain
Ranked 20th.
Murders committed by youths
127
96
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 32nd. 32% more than Spain
Ranked 34th.
Murders committed by youths per capita
0.4
0.8
DEFINITION:
Homicide rate per 100,000 population aged 10–29 years
SOURCE:
World Health Organization: World report on violence and health , 2002
Ranked 57th.
Ranked 55th. 100% more than Japan
Murders with firearms
47
97
DEFINITION:
Total recorded intentional homicides committed with a firearm. 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 20th.
Ranked 15th. 106% more than Japan
Police
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of countries by size of police forces
Prisoners
69,502 prisoners
59,251 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 7th. 17% more than Spain
Ranked 20th.
Prisoners > Female
5.7%
7.8%
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 33rd.
Ranked 11th. 37% more than Japan
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners
6.5%
25.4%
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 42nd.
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Japan
Prisoners > Per capita
54.0 per 100,000 people
144.0 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 126th.
Ranked 61st. 167% more than Japan
Software piracy rate
23%
43%
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 104th.
Ranked 79th. 87% more than Japan
Total crimes
2,853,739
923,271
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 4th. 2 times more than Spain
Ranked 16th.
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines
0
12.7
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 137th.
Ranked 52nd.
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