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Central America and the Caribbean > Guatemala > Crime

GUATEMALAN CRIME STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Corruption > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 1 % ... [1st of 39]
Courts > % of managers surveyed lacking confidence in courts to uphold property rights 1 % ... [1st of 39]
Courts > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 4 % ... [4th of 39]
Executions 26 executions [26th of 33]
Gun violence > Homicides > % homicides with firearms 5 [5th of 32]
Gun violence > Homicides > Firearm homicide rate > per 100,000 pop. 4 [4th of 32]
Gun violence > Homicides > Non-firearm homicide rate > per 100,000 pop. 3 [3rd of 32]
Gun violence > Homicides > Overall homicide rate > per 100,000 pop. 3 [3rd of 32]
Illicit drugs
major transit country for cocaine and heroin; in 2005, cultivated 100 hectares of opium poppy after reemerging as a potential source of opium in 2004; potential production of less than 1 metric ton of pure heroin; marijuana cultivation for mostly domestic consumption; proximity to Mexico makes Guatemala a major staging area for drugs (particularly for cocaine); money laundering is a serious problem; corruption is a major problem
Prisoners 73 prisoners [73rd of 164]
Prisoners > Female 18% [18th of 134]
Prisoners > Per capita 116 per 100,000 people [116th of 164]
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 25% [25th of 143]
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 73% [73rd of 128]
Software piracy losses $76.00 [76th of 84]
Software piracy rate 17% [17th of 84]
United States extradition treaties > Citation
33 Stat. 2147; TS 425; 8 Bevans 482.
55 Stat. 1097; TS 963; 8 Bevans 528.
United States extradition treaties > Date signed
February 27, 1903
February 20, 1940
United States extradition treaties > Entered into force
August 15, 1903
March 13, 1941
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines 45 [45th of 116]

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SOURCES: Corruption measures the share of senior managers who ranked corruption as a major or very severe constraint.; Lack confidence that courts uphold property rights is the share of senior managers who do not agree with the statement: “I am confident that the judicial system will enforce my contractual and property rights in business disputes.”; Courts measure the share of senior managers who ranked courts and dispute resolution systems as a major or very severe constraint.; Number of known executions in the country (Data is for 1998). Because these figures include only documented cases; the true figures are likely to be much higher.; ; Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. ; Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held. Different reporting practices mean that that statistics, whilst broadly correct, are not exact. For example, the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics reporst that a further 110,284 juveniles were held in custodial institutions at October 2000 and a further 1,912 in 'jails in Indian country' at 30.6.2001.; Female prisoners, expressed as a percentage share of the total prison population. Data for 2003.; Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held per 100,000 population.; The percentage of the prison population that is being held pre-trial / on remand. Data for 2003.; The percentage of the offical prison capacity filled. This is obtained by comparing the number of prisoners in a nation to the offical capacity of the nation's prison system. Data for 2003.; The piracy losses are calculated using the known size of the legitimate software market of the country and using the piracy rate to derive the retail value of the software that was not paid for (Data is for 2004).; Piracy rate - the number of pirated software units divided by the total number of units put into use (Data is for 2004).; Number of unpaid parking fines incurred in Britain in 1991 by diplomats protected by diplomatic immunity. According to Mr Lennox-Boyd, Forty alleged serious offences by persons entitled to diplomatic immunity were drawn to the attention of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1991. "Serious offences" are defined in accordance with the Report to the Foreign Affairs Committee "The Abuse of Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges"--1985--as offences falling into a category which would in certain circumstances attract a maximum penalty of six months or more imprisonment. The majority involved drinking and driving, and shoplifting. Seven diplomats were withdrawn from their posts in Britain in 1991 following alleged offences, as against six in the previous year.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Guatemala, Republic of Guatemala, Republica de Guatemala

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