Crime > Total crimes: Countries Compared

DESCRIPTION: At first glance, the United States appears to stand out in this statistic, having four times as many crimes as Germany which is next on the list. However this is misleading as the population of the United States is about four times as high as the population of Germany. As a country with a high population is likely to have more crime (there are more people to commit crimes), this statistic should br viewed per capita. In per capita ranking, the United States falls to number 8, between the United Kingdom (No. 6)and Germany(No. 12).

Willingness to report crime and confidence in the police and legal system influence the rate of reported crime. Over half of U.S citizens feel that they can report crime to the police, and 73% have confidence in the police and the legal system. In addition to this, the United States has the highest ranking for belief in police efficiency with 89% of respondents stating that the police do a good job in controlling crime in their area.

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DEFINITION: Note: Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence..

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	United StatesUnited States	11.88 million	2002
2	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	6.52 million	2002
3	GermanyGermany	6.51 million	2002
4	FranceFrance	3.77 million	2002
5	RussiaRussia	2.95 million	2002
6	JapanJapan	2.85 million	2002
7	South AfricaSouth Africa	2.68 million	2002
8	CanadaCanada	2.52 million	2002
9	ItalyItaly	2.23 million	2002
10	IndiaIndia	1.76 million	2002
11	South KoreaSouth Korea	1.54 million	2002
12	MexicoMexico	1.52 million	2002
13	NetherlandsNetherlands	1.42 million	2002
14	PolandPoland	1.4 million	2002
15	ArgentinaArgentina	1.34 million	2002
16	SwedenSweden	1.23 million	2002
17	BelgiumBelgium	973,548	2002
18	SpainSpain	923,271	2002
19	ChileChile	593,997	2002
20	ThailandThailand	565,108	2002
21	UkraineUkraine	553,594	2002
22	AustriaAustria	552,411	2002
23	FinlandFinland	520,194	2002
24	DenmarkDenmark	491,026	2002
25	New ZealandNew Zealand	427,230	2002
26	HungaryHungary	420,782	2002
27	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	372,341	2002
28	ZimbabweZimbabwe	351,153	2002
29	NorwayNorway	330,071	2002
30	RomaniaRomania	312,204	2002
31	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	307,631	2002
32	TurkeyTurkey	286,482	2002
33	MoroccoMorocco	283,702	2002
34	VenezuelaVenezuela	236,165	2002
35	PortugalPortugal	218,360	2002
36	ColombiaColombia	214,192	2002
37	MalaysiaMalaysia	167,173	2002
38	PeruPeru	161,621	2002
39	BulgariaBulgaria	148,915	2002
40	UruguayUruguay	134,010	2002
41	BelarusBelarus	132,867	2002
42	TunisiaTunisia	130,375	2002
43	SlovakiaSlovakia	107,373	2002
44	GreeceGreece	102,783	2002
45	CroatiaCroatia	101,853	2002
46	LithuaniaLithuania	92,646	2002
47	PhilippinesPhilippines	85,776	2002
48	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	84,599	2002
49	SloveniaSlovenia	81,697	2002
50	IrelandIreland	81,274	2002
51	Hong KongHong Kong	80,592	2002
52	IcelandIceland	60,242	2002
53	ZambiaZambia	59,426	2002
54	EstoniaEstonia	57,799	2002
55	LatviaLatvia	49,329	2002
56	El SalvadorEl Salvador	44,762	2002
57	Costa RicaCosta Rica	40,263	2002
58	JamaicaJamaica	39,188	2002
59	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	38,620	2002
60	MoldovaMoldova	36,302	2002
61	MauritiusMauritius	35,943	2002
62	BoliviaBolivia	31,138	2002
63	LuxembourgLuxembourg	26,046	2002
64	YemenYemen	24,066	2002
65	PanamaPanama	21,058	2002
66	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	19,814	2002
67	KuwaitKuwait	19,350	2002
68	BurmaBurma	18,301	2002
69	MaltaMalta	17,023	2002
70	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	15,520	2002
71	GeorgiaGeorgia	15,029	2002
72	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	13,292	2002
73	CyprusCyprus	13,023	2002
74	ArmeniaArmenia	12,048	2002
75	OmanOman	11,782	2002
76	NepalNepal	8,872	2002
77	DominicaDominica	7,857	2002
78	MaldivesMaldives	7,026	2002
79	QatarQatar	5,838	2002
80	AlbaniaAlbania	5,303	2002
81	SeychellesSeychelles	4,297	2002
82	MontserratMontserrat	751	2002

Citation

"All countries compared for Crime > Total crimes", 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). Aggregates compiled by NationMaster. Retrieved from http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Crime/Total-crimes

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