Auto theft
315.3
3.6
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 7th in 2006. 87 times more than Nicaragua
Ranked 68th in 2006.
Counterfeiting
184
56
DEFINITION:
Number of conterfeiting offences as recorded by police in that country.
SOURCE:
European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice , 2011
Ranked 37th in 2005. 2 times more than Nicaragua
Ranked 45th in 2005.
Prisoners
39,258 prisoners
7,198 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 33rd. 4 times more than Nicaragua
Ranked 79th.
Prisoners > Per capita
161.0 per 100,000 people
143.0 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 54th. 13% more than Nicaragua
Ranked 63rd.
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees
30.7%
30.8%
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 72nd.
Ranked 71st.
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled
122.5%
113%
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 57th. 8% more than Nicaragua
Ranked 72nd.
Prosecutions > Adults
45,680
21,839
DEFINITION:
Number of people prosecuted. Prosecutions are cases that made it to court, regardless of the verdict.
SOURCE:
European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice , 2011
Ranked 17th in 2006. 109% more than Nicaragua
Ranked 22nd in 2006.
Prosecutions > Adults > Females
17 %
8 %
DEFINITION:
Proportion of all adult prosecutions that were of women. Prosecutions are cases that made it to court, regardless of the verdict.
SOURCE:
European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice , 2011
Ranked 7th in 2006. 113% more than Nicaragua
Ranked 24th in 2006.
Prosecutions > Juveniles
3,100
3,747
DEFINITION:
Number of juveniles who were prosecuted in the given year. Prosecutions are cases that made it to court, regardless of the verdict.
SOURCE:
European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice , 2011
Ranked 19th in 2006.
Ranked 17th in 2006. 21% more than Malaysia
Prosecutions > Murders
713 %
398 %
DEFINITION:
Number of prosecutions for intentional homicides in the given year. Prosecutions are cases that made it to court, regardless of the verdict.
SOURCE:
European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice , 2011
Ranked 17th in 2006. 79% more than Nicaragua
Ranked 24th in 2006.
Prosecution rate
489
463
DEFINITION:
Number of people prosecuted.
SOURCE:
European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice , 2011
Ranked 20th in 2006. 6% more than Nicaragua
Ranked 21st in 2006.
Robberies
82.1
440.7
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 26th in 2006.
Ranked 5th in 2006. 4 times more than Malaysia
Serious assaults
21.9
70.3
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 23rd in 2006.
Ranked 11th in 2006. 2 times more than Malaysia
Smuggling of migrants > Number prosecuted
12,901
21
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 1st in 2006. 613 times more than Nicaragua
Ranked 22nd in 2006.
Smuggling of migrants > Police recorded offences
650
23
DEFINITION:
Number of offences relating to smuggling of migrants (people smuggling) as recorded by police in that country.
SOURCE:
European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice , 2011
Ranked 13th in 2006. 27 times more than Nicaragua
Ranked 34th in 2006.
Software piracy rate
59%
80%
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 59th.
Ranked 26th. 36% more than Malaysia
United States extradition treaties > Date signed
August 3, 1995
March 1, 1905
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties
United States extradition treaties > Entered into force
June 2, 1997
July 14, 2007
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines
1.4
4.9
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 112nd.
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Malaysia
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