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Acquitted
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5,654 |
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[10th of 30]
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Assault victims
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1.2% |
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[10th of 20]
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Believe in police efficiency
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64% |
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[14th of 17]
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Death penalty > Last executed
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1,950 |
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[26th of 55]
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Drug offences
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40,856 per 100,000 people |
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[6th of 46]
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Illicit drugs
growing producer of synthetic drugs and cannabis; transit point for US-bound ecstasy; source of precursor chemicals for South American cocaine processors; transshipment point for cocaine, heroin, hashish, and marijuana entering Western Europe; despite a strengthening of legislation, the country remains vulnerable to money laundering related to narcotics, automobiles, alcohol, and tobacco; significant domestic consumption of ecstasy |
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Kidnappings
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994 kidnappings |
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[4th of 39]
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Murders
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155 |
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[31st of 49]
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Perception of safety > Walking in dark
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77% |
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[9th of 15]
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Police
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36,940 |
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[18th of 47]
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Prisoners
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8,605 prisoners |
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[32nd of 168]
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Prisoners > Per capita
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88 per 100,000 people |
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[101st of 164]
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Rape victims
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0.3% |
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[15th of 20]
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Rapes
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2,436 |
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[10th of 50]
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Robberies
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6,888 |
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[19th of 47]
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Software piracy rate
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25% |
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[99th of 107]
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Suicide rates in ages 15-24
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10.7 per 100,000 people |
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[8th of 17]
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Suicide rates in ages 25-34
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19 per 100,000 people |
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[5th of 17]
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Total crime victims
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21.4% |
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[12th of 20]
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Total crimes
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973,548 |
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[13th of 50]
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SOURCES: 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); UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin; UN International Crime Victims' Survey; Last updated: 01/04/03; 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); All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; 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); International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief; Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study; GECD Society at a Glance 2001, Statistical Annex Table D3
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Royaume de Belgique/Koninkrijk Belgie, Belgique/Belgie
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