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Acquitted
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272 |
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[24th of 30]
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Assaults
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2,116 |
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[36th of 49]
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Burglaries
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25,828 |
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[19th of 38]
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Car thefts
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1,942 |
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[30th of 46]
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Drug offences
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5,303 per 100,000 people |
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[20th of 46]
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Executions
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1 executions |
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[22nd of 22]
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Gun violence > Homicides > % homicides with firearms
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24.628
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[16th of 32]
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Gun violence > Homicides > Firearm homicide rate > per 100,000 pop.
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3.31
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[9th of 32]
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Gun violence > Homicides > Overall homicide rate > per 100,000 pop.
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13.44
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[7th of 32]
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Illicit drugs
limited cultivation of opium poppy and cannabis, mostly for the domestic market; transshipment point for illicit drugs to and via Russia, and to the Baltics and Western Europe; a small and lightly regulated financial center; new anti-money-laundering legislation does not meet international standards; few investigations or prosecutions of money-laundering activities |
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Jails
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27 |
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[39th of 80]
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Kidnappings
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14 kidnappings |
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[30th of 39]
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Murders
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989 |
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[9th of 49]
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Murders committed by youths
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267 |
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[18th of 73]
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Murders with firearms
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38 |
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[22nd of 36]
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Prisoners
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51,238 prisoners |
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[13th of 168]
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Prisoners > Per capita
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554 per 100,000 people |
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[3rd of 164]
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Rapes
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853 |
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[20th of 50]
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Robberies
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2,460 |
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[29th of 47]
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Total crimes
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132,867 |
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[26th 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); 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); Amnesty International; Wikipedia: Gun violence
; 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); World Health Organization: World report on violence and health, 2002; International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Belarus, Republic of Belarus, Respublika Byelarus', byelarus
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