Russia vs United States Crime Stats Compared

Country vs country: Crime Stats: compare key data on Russia & United States and Crime Stats: compare key data on Russia & United States compared Crime

STAT	Russia	United States
Age of criminal responsibility	14 Ranked 26th. 2 times more than United States	6 Ranked 58th.
Crime levels	54.32 Ranked 35th.	55.84 Ranked 30th. 3% more than Russia
Drugs > Annual cannabis use	3.5% Ranked 16th.	13.7% Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Russia
Drugs > Opiates use	1.64% Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States	0.57% Ranked 3rd.
Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year)	1,996 Ranked 4th.	2,014 Ranked 1st. 1% more than Russia
Murder rate	15	5
Rape rate	3.4 Ranked 38th.	27.3 Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Russia
Total crimes	2.95 million Ranked 5th.	11.88 million Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Russia
Total crimes per 1000	20.32 Ranked 41st.	41.29 Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Russia
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents	8.9 Ranked 66th.	88.8 Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Russia
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate	12 Ranked 21st. 3 times more than United States	4.7 Ranked 7th.
Violent crime > Murder rate	14,574 Ranked 5th. 12% more than United States	12,996 Ranked 9th.
Violent crime > Murder rate per million people	102.35 Ranked 30th. 2 times more than United States	42.01 Ranked 43th.
Violent crime > Rapes	4,907 Ranked 8th.	84,767 Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Russia
Violent crime > Rapes per million people	34.46 Ranked 37th.	274.04 Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Russia
Violent crime > Murders per million people	102.35 Ranked 30th. 2 times more than United States	42.01 Ranked 43th.
Violent crime > Murders	14,574 Ranked 5th. 12% more than United States	12,996 Ranked 9th.
Robberies	90.3 Ranked 4th.	146.4 Ranked 10th. 62% more than Russia
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years	48.52 Ranked 85th.	65.22 Ranked 44th. 34% more than Russia
Fear of crime > Violent hate crime	44.74 Ranked 10th. 37% more than United States	32.55 Ranked 31st.
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night	34.07 Ranked 70th.	41.84 Ranked 60th. 23% more than Russia
Murders > Per 100,000 people	29.7 Ranked 12th. 5 times more than United States	5.9 Ranked 63th.
International Court of Justice > Current composition > Term End	2015	2015
Age of criminal responsibility (notes)	16 by default, 14 years specifically for crimes as listed in Section 20 of the Criminal code, like murder, rape, robbery, extortion, kidnapping, motor vehicle theft, terror attack, stealing restricted substances like explosives or narcotics, aggravated anti-social behaviour, vandalism, false report of a terror attack.	url= http://www.national.org.nz/Article.aspx?ArticleID=3882 \|title= Saving a generation of young people \|first=Don \|last=Brash \|authorlink= Don Brash \|publisher= New Zealand National Party \|date = 21 March 2005 \|accessdate= 31 October 2012}}</ref>; however, only 15 states have set minimum ages, which range from 6 to 12 years. States without statutory minimum ages rely on common law, which means that 7 is the minimum age in most states; for federal crimes the age has been set at 11.
Prisoners	846,967 prisoners Ranked 3rd.	2.02 million prisoners Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Russia
Assaults	26.9 Ranked 8th.	786.7 Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Russia
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence	25 years' imprisonment or 30 years in special circumstances for all women and men above age 65	None
Auto theft	17.8 Ranked 52nd.	390.2 Ranked 6th. 22 times more than Russia
Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery	39.55 Ranked 43th.	75.54 Ranked 10th. 91% more than Russia
Murders > WHO	18.9 Ranked 26th. 3 times more than United States	5.6 Ranked 88th.
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day	73.15 Ranked 63th.	75.24 Ranked 57th. 3% more than Russia
Prisoners > Per capita	584 per 100,000 people Ranked 2nd.	715 per 100,000 people Ranked 1st. 22% more than Russia
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence	See details	Varies by state
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked	54.48 Ranked 22nd. 29% more than United States	42.08 Ranked 43th.
Software piracy rate	73% Ranked 38th. 4 times more than United States	20% Ranked 106th.
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft	57.46 Ranked 30th.	57.93 Ranked 28th. 1% more than Russia
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs	58.83 Ranked 22nd.	61.82 Ranked 19th. 5% more than Russia
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery	87.92 Ranked 16th. 2 times more than United States	42.45 Ranked 69th.
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole	25 years	15 years minimum to infinite, or never (depending on crime and state)
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted	51.32 Ranked 21st. 14% more than United States	44.84 Ranked 33th.
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed	48.12 Ranked 37th. 7% more than United States	45.01 Ranked 47th.
Illicit drugs	limited cultivation of illicit cannabis and opium poppy and producer of methamphetamine, mostly for domestic consumption; government has active illicit crop eradication program; used as transshipment point for Asian opiates, cannabis, and Latin American cocaine bound for growing domestic markets, to a lesser extent Western and Central Europe, and occasionally to the US; major source of heroin precursor chemicals; corruption and organized crime are key concerns; major consumer of opiates	world's largest consumer of cocaine (shipped from Colombia through Mexico and the Caribbean), Colombian heroin, and Mexican heroin and marijuana; major consumer of ecstasy and Mexican methamphetamine; minor consumer of high-quality Southeast Asian heroin; illicit producer of cannabis, marijuana, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and methamphetamine; money-laundering center
Frauds	81,470 Ranked 8th.	371,800 Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Russia
Gun ownership > Guns per 100 residents > 2007	8.9 Ranked 27th.	88.8 Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Russia
Prisoners per 1000	5.83 prisoners Ranked 3rd.	7.02 prisoners Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Russia
Murders committed by youths	7,885 Ranked 4th.	8,226 Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Russia
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence	No	Varies by state
Judges	46.4% Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States	10.8% Ranked 3rd.
Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter	40.49 Ranked 57th.	48.52 Ranked 39th. 20% more than Russia
Drugs > HIV testing amongst drug users	26% Ranked 33th.	46.8% Ranked 12th. 80% more than Russia
Prisoners > Female	5.8% Ranked 31st.	8.5% Ranked 9th. 47% more than Russia
Judges and Magistrates	67,994 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United States	29,023 Ranked 3rd.
Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21	under 18 : max. 10 years' imprisonment	Yes ( de jure )
Punishment > Has life imprisonment	Yes, but only for men between 18 and 65 years.	Yes
Car thefts	26,106 Ranked 22nd.	1.25 million Ranked 1st. 48 times more than Russia
Car thefts per 1000	0.18 Ranked 51st.	4.33 Ranked 11th. 24 times more than Russia
Murders committed by youths per million	53.89 Ranked 9th. 83% more than United States	29.48 Ranked 16th.
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen	58.65 Ranked 34th.	59.02 Ranked 33th. 1% more than Russia
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence	No	Yes
Prosecutors	30.3% Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States	8.8% Ranked 1st.
Judges and Magistrates per million	467.96 Ranked 1st. 5 times more than United States	100.91 Ranked 31st.
Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen	52.07 Ranked 29th. 24% more than United States	42.04 Ranked 45th.
Jails	739 Ranked 8th.	1,558 Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Russia
Murders committed by youths per capita	18 Ranked 7th. 64% more than United States	11 Ranked 14th.
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners	1.7% Ranked 58th. 3 times more than United States	0.5% Ranked 77th.
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled	90.2% Ranked 105th.	0.0 Ranked 126th.
Frauds per 1000	0.561 Ranked 35th.	1.29 Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Russia
Embezzlements	53,579 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States	17,300 Ranked 4th.
Jails per million	5.09 Ranked 27th.	5.42 Ranked 24th. 7% more than Russia
Embezzlements per million	368.75 Ranked 14th. 6 times more than United States	60.15 Ranked 39th.
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees	16.9% Ranked 117th.	20% Ranked 106th. 18% more than Russia

Country vs country: Crime Stats: compare key data on Russia & United States and Crime Stats: compare key data on Russia & United States compared Crime

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