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Adults prosecuted
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20,220 |
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[26th of 28]
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Car thefts
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303 |
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[49th of 46]
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Corruption > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
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32.45 %
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[5th of 39]
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Frauds
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477 |
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[52nd of 48]
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Gun violence > Homicides > % homicides with firearms
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35.6164
|
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[9th of 32]
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Gun violence > Homicides > Firearm homicide rate > per 100,000 pop.
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1.2802
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[16th of 32]
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Gun violence > Homicides > Non-firearm homicide rate > per 100,000 pop.
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2.3141
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[23rd of 32]
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Gun violence > Homicides > Overall homicide rate > per 100,000 pop.
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3.5943
|
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[21st of 32]
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Illicit drugs
major transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and hashish; minor transit point for South American cocaine destined for Europe; although not a financial center and most criminal activity is thought to be domestic, money laundering is a problem due to a mostly cash-based economy and weak enforcement |
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Jails
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7 |
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[53rd of 80]
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Manslaughters
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4 |
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[43rd of 42]
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Murders
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47 |
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[54th of 49]
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Murders committed by youths
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6 |
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[68th of 73]
|
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Murders with firearms
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26 |
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[25th of 36]
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Police
|
9,789 |
|
[38th of 47]
|
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Rapes
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27 |
|
[62nd of 50]
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Robberies
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296 |
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[57th of 47]
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Software piracy rate
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68% |
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[45th of 107]
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Total crimes
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19,814 |
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[53rd of 50]
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Unpaid diplomatic parking fines
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3.3 |
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[96th of 143]
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... View all Crime stats
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); World Development Indicators database; 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; Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study; Cultures of Corruption: Evidence from Diplomatic Parking Tickets
Ray Fisman Edward Miguel
Columbia University and NBER University of California, Berkeley and NBER 2006
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Macedonia, Republic of, Republic of Macedonia, Macedonia, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, FYROM, Republika Makedonija, Makedonija, macedonia (former yugoslav republic), macedonia (fyrom), macedonia (skopje), macedonia fyr, the former yugoslav rep. of macedonia, the former yugoslavian republic of macedonia, the fyr of macedonia, Macedonia, TFYR, FYR Macedonia, Macedonia, FYR, Macedonia FYR, TFYR Macedonia
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