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Acquitted
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108 |
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[25th of 30]
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Assaults
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882 |
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[43rd of 49]
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Burglaries
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12,312 |
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[24th of 38]
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Car thefts
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2,845 |
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[28th of 46]
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Drug offences
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629 per 100,000 people |
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[39th of 46]
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Gun violence > Homicides > % homicides with firearms
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11.194
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[26th of 32]
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Gun violence > Homicides > Overall homicide rate > per 100,000 pop.
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11.2985
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[11th of 32]
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Illicit drugs
transshipment and destination point for cocaine, synthetic drugs, opiates, and cannabis from Southwest Asia, Western Europe, Latin America, and neighboring Balkan countries; despite improved legislation, vulnerable to money laundering due to nascent enforcement capabilities and comparatively weak regulation of offshore companies and the gaming industry; CIS organized crime (including counterfeiting, corruption, extortion, stolen cars, and prostitution) accounts for most laundered proceeds |
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Jails
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8,110 |
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[1st of 80]
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Kidnappings
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16 kidnappings |
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[26th of 39]
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Murders
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214 |
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[24th of 49]
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Murders committed by youths
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55 |
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[42nd of 73]
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Murders with firearms
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28 |
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[24th of 36]
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Police
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10,325 |
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[36th of 47]
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Prisoners
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8,483 prisoners |
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[33rd of 168]
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Prisoners > Per capita
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339 per 100,000 people |
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[19th of 164]
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Rapes
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106 |
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[41st of 50]
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Robberies
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2,664 |
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[28th of 47]
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Software piracy rate
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56% |
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[65th of 107]
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Total crimes
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49,329 |
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[35th 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); 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); Wikipedia: Gun violence
; 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; International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief; Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Latvia, Republic of Latvia, Latvijas Republika, Latvija
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