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Acquitted
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20,717 |
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[5th of 30]
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Believe in police efficiency
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67% |
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[12th of 17]
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DEFINITION: Proportion of people in international Crime Victims Survey 2000 who say police do a good job in controlling crime in their area. |
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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) |
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Bribe payers index
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6.2 |
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[10th of 19]
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DEFINITION: The index ranks the leading exporting countries in terms of the degree to which their companies are perceived to be paying bribes. The scale is from 0 to 10, where 10 represents negligible bribery and 0 a very high level of bribery. Based on a survey of nearly 800 business executives conducted in 14 emerging-market countries. |
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SOURCE: UN International Crime Victims' Survey |
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Car thefts
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70,617 |
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[7th of 46]
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DEFINITION: Total recorded automobile thefts. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
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SOURCE: Transparency International |
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Death penalty > Abolition date
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1,987 |
|
[42nd of 64]
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DEFINITION: Amnesty International |
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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) |
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Drug offences
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250,969 per 100,000 people |
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[1st of 46]
|
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DEFINITION: Drug offence cases per 100,000 population (2000). |
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SOURCE: Last updated: 01/04/03 |
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Gun violence > Homicides > % homicides with firearms
|
28.5714
|
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[13th of 32]
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DEFINITION:
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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) |
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Gun violence > Homicides > Firearm homicide rate > per 100,000 pop.
|
0.4672
|
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[21st of 32]
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence
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Gun violence > Homicides > Overall homicide rate > per 100,000 pop.
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1.635
|
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[29th of 32]
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence
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Jails
|
209 |
|
[7th of 80]
|
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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. |
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence
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Murders committed by youths
|
156 |
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[25th of 73]
|
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DEFINITION: Homicide rates among youths aged 10–29 years by country or area: most recent year available (variable 1990–1999). |
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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) |
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Murders committed by youths per capita
|
0.8 |
|
[54th of 57]
|
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DEFINITION: Homicide rate per 100,000 population aged 10–29 years |
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SOURCE: World Health Organization: World report on violence and health, 2002 |
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Murders with firearms
|
269 |
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[7th of 36]
|
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DEFINITION: Total recorded intentional homicides committed with a firearm. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
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SOURCE: World Health Organization: World report on violence and health, 2002 |
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Prisoners
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74,904 prisoners |
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[6th of 168]
|
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DEFINITION: Total persons incarcerated |
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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) |
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Prisoners > Per capita
|
96 per 100,000 people |
|
[93rd of 164]
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DEFINITION: Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held per 100,000 population. |
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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) |
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Software piracy rate
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27% |
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[96th of 107]
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DEFINITION: The piracy rate is the total number of units of pirated software deployed in 2007 divided by the total units of software installed. |
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SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief |
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Suicide rates in ages 15-24
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4.7 per 100,000 people |
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[16th of 17]
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DEFINITION: Suicide rates per 100,000 people by given age group, late 1990s. |
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SOURCE: Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study |
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Suicide rates in ages 25-34
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9.4 per 100,000 people |
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[16th of 17]
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DEFINITION: Suicide rates per 100,000 people in the given age group, late 1990s. |
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SOURCE: GECD Society at a Glance 2001, Statistical Annex Table D3 |
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Total crimes
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6,507,394 |
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[3rd of 50]
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DEFINITION: Note: Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
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SOURCE: GECD Society at a Glance 2001, Statistical Annex Table D3 |
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Unpaid diplomatic parking fines
|
1 |
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[115th of 143]
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DEFINITION: Average Unpaid Annual New York City Parking Violations per Diplomat, 11/1997 to 11/2002. |
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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) |
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