|
Acquitted
|
2,925 |
|
[14th of 30]
|
|
Assault victims
|
2.1% |
|
[6th of 20]
|
|
DEFINITION: People victimized by assault (as a % of the total population). Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevelence. |
|
SOURCE: 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) |
|
Believe in police efficiency
|
70% |
|
[8th of 17]
|
|
DEFINITION: Proportion of people in international Crime Victims Survey 2000 who say police do a good job in controlling crime in their area. |
|
SOURCE: UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin |
|
Car thefts
|
23,115 |
|
[17th of 46]
|
|
DEFINITION: Total recorded automobile thefts. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
|
SOURCE: UN International Crime Victims' Survey |
|
Death penalty > Abolition date
|
1,972 |
|
[53rd of 64]
|
|
DEFINITION: Amnesty International |
|
SOURCE: 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) |
|
Death penalty > Last executed
|
1,944 |
|
[32nd of 55]
|
|
DEFINITION: Amnesty International |
|
SOURCE: Last updated: 01/04/03 |
|
Drug offences
|
13,857 per 100,000 people |
|
[16th of 46]
|
|
DEFINITION: Drug offence cases per 100,000 population (2000). |
|
SOURCE: Last updated: 01/04/03 |
|
Jails
|
37 |
|
[31st of 80]
|
|
DEFINITION: Total number of adult prisons, penal or correctional institutions (excluding temporary jail lock-ups). Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
|
SOURCE: 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) |
|
Murders committed by youths
|
19 |
|
[58th of 73]
|
|
DEFINITION: Homicide rates among youths aged 10–29 years by country or area: most recent year available (variable 1990–1999). |
|
SOURCE: 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) |
|
Perception of safety > Walking in dark
|
81% |
|
[4th of 15]
|
|
DEFINITION: Proportions in International Crime Victims Survey 2000 reporting that they feel safe walking in the dark. |
|
SOURCE: World Health Organization: World report on violence and health, 2002 |
|
Prisoners
|
3,433 prisoners |
|
[42nd of 168]
|
|
DEFINITION: Total persons incarcerated |
|
SOURCE: UN International Crime Victims' Survey |
|
Prisoners > Per capita
|
71 per 100,000 people |
|
[113rd of 164]
|
|
DEFINITION: Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held per 100,000 population. |
|
SOURCE: 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) |
|
Rape victims
|
1.1% |
|
[3rd of 20]
|
|
DEFINITION: People victimized by sexual assault (as a % of the total population). Data refer to female population only. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
|
SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief |
|
Software piracy rate
|
25% |
|
[98th of 107]
|
|
DEFINITION: The piracy rate is the total number of units of pirated software deployed in 2007 divided by the total units of software installed. |
|
SOURCE: UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin |
|
Suicide rates in ages 15-24
|
22.8 per 100,000 people |
|
[2nd of 17]
|
|
DEFINITION: Suicide rates per 100,000 people by given age group, late 1990s. |
|
SOURCE: Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study |
|
Suicide rates in ages 25-34
|
33 per 100,000 people |
|
[1st of 17]
|
|
DEFINITION: Suicide rates per 100,000 people in the given age group, late 1990s. |
|
SOURCE: GECD Society at a Glance 2001, Statistical Annex Table D3 |
|
Suicide rates in ages above 75
|
23.3 per 100,000 people |
|
[9th of 17]
|
|
DEFINITION: Suicide rates per 100,000 people in the given age group, late 1990s. |
|
SOURCE: GECD Society at a Glance 2001, Statistical Annex Table D3 |
|
Total crime victims
|
19.1% |
|
[16th of 20]
|
|
DEFINITION: People victimized by crime (as a % of the total population). Data refer to people victimized by one or more of 11 crimes recorded in the survey: robbery, burglary, attempted burglary, car theft, car vandalism, bicycle theft, sexual assault, theft from car, theft of personal property, assault and threats. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
|
SOURCE: GECD Society at a Glance 2001, Statistical Annex Table D3 |
|
Total crimes
|
520,194 |
|
[16th of 50]
|
|
DEFINITION: Note: Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
|
SOURCE: UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin |
|
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines
|
0.1 |
|
[120th of 143]
|
|
DEFINITION: Average Unpaid Annual New York City Parking Violations per Diplomat, 11/1997 to 11/2002. |
|
SOURCE: 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) |