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Europe > Luxembourg > Crime

LUXEMBOURG CRIME STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Death penalty > Abolition date 49 [49th of 64]
Death penalty > Last executed 28 [28th of 55]
Prisoners 128 prisoners [128th of 164]
Prisoners > Female 25% [25th of 134]
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners 4% [4th of 86]
Prisoners > Per capita 77 per 100,000 people [77th of 164]
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 40% [40th of 143]
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 120% [120th of 128]
United States extradition treaties > Date signed October 1, 1996
United States extradition treaties > Entered into force February 1, 2002
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines 100 [100th of 116]

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SOURCES: Amnesty International; 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.; Prisoners who are foreign nationals, expressed as a percentage share of 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.; ; 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 Seven diplomats were withdrawn from their posts in Britain in 1991 following alleged offences, as against six in the previous year.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: Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Grand Duche de Luxembourg

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