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Assaults
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9,921 |
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[32nd of 49]
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Burglaries
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23,042 |
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[27th of 38]
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Car thefts
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14,851 |
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[25th of 46]
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Death penalty > Abolition date
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1,990 |
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[28th of 64]
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Death penalty > Last executed
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1,954 |
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[23rd of 55]
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Drug offences
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190.2 per 100,000 people |
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[13th of 46]
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Illicit drugs
transshipment point for and consumer of hashish from North Africa to the UK and Netherlands and of European-produced synthetic drugs; increasing consumption of South American cocaine; minor transshipment point for heroin and cocaine destined for Western Europe; despite recent legislation, narcotics-related money laundering - using bureaux de change, trusts, and shell companies involving the offshore financial community - remains a concern |
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Jails
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14 |
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[47th of 80]
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Murders
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38 |
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[56th of 49]
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Murders committed by youths
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10 |
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[65th of 73]
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Murders with firearms
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12 |
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[30th of 36]
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Police
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11,642 |
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[33rd of 47]
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Rapes
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218 |
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[44th of 50]
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Robberies
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2,414 |
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[42nd of 47]
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Software piracy rate
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34% |
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[90th of 107]
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Suicide rates in ages 15-24
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8.8 per 100,000 people |
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[12th of 17]
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Suicide rates in ages 25-34
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14 per 100,000 people |
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[12th of 17]
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Suicide rates in ages above 75
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6.5 per 100,000 people |
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[17th of 17]
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Total crimes
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81,274 |
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[39th of 50]
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Unpaid diplomatic parking fines
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0 |
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[125th of 143]
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... View all Crime stats
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); Last updated: 01/04/03; 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; Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study; GECD Society at a Glance 2001, Statistical Annex Table D3; Cultures of Corruption: Evidence from Diplomatic Parking Tickets
Ray Fisman Edward Miguel
Columbia University and NBER University of California, Berkeley and NBER 2006
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Ireland, ireland republic, Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic
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