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Acquitted
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15,303 |
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[6th of 30]
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Assault victims
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2.3% |
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[5th of 20]
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Death penalty > Last executed
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1,962 |
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[20th of 55]
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Drug offences
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92,590 per 100,000 people |
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[3rd of 46]
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Illicit drugs
illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic drug market and export to US; use of hydroponics technology permits growers to plant large quantities of high-quality marijuana indoors; increasing ecstasy production, some of which is destined for the US; vulnerable to narcotics money laundering because of its mature financial services sector |
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Kidnappings
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2,933 kidnappings |
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[3rd of 39]
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Murders
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523 |
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[15th of 49]
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Murders with firearms
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144 |
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[9th of 36]
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Perception of safety > Walking in dark
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82% |
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[3rd of 15]
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Police
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58,422 |
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[12th of 47]
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Prisoners
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35,519 prisoners |
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[17th of 168]
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Prisoners > Per capita
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116 per 100,000 people |
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[73rd of 164]
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Rape victims
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0.8% |
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[8th of 20]
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Rapes
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24,350 |
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[3rd of 50]
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Robberies
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26,700 |
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[10th of 47]
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Software piracy rate
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33% |
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[91st of 107]
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Suicide rates in ages 15-24
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15 per 100,000 people |
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[4th of 17]
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Suicide rates in ages 25-34
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18 per 100,000 people |
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[8th of 17]
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Total crime victims
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23.8% |
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[7th of 20]
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Total crimes
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2,516,918 |
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[6th 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; 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); UN International Crime Victims' Survey; 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
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Canada, Canada & Newfoundland
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