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Acquitted
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32,848 |
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[3rd of 30]
|
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Assault victims
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1.1% |
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[13th of 20]
|
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DEFINITION: People victimized by assault (as a % of the total population). Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevelence. |
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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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Car thefts
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53,674 |
|
[11th 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: UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin |
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Death penalty > Abolition date
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1,997 |
|
[13th 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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Death penalty > Last executed
|
1,988 |
|
[8th of 55]
|
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DEFINITION: Amnesty International |
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SOURCE: Last updated: 01/04/03 |
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Drug offences
|
36,178 per 100,000 people |
|
[9th 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
|
7.1062
|
|
[29th 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.
|
0.4289
|
|
[24th 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.
|
6.0362
|
|
[18th of 32]
|
|
DEFINITION:
|
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence
|
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Jails
|
156 |
|
[13th of 80]
|
|
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
|
186 |
|
[23rd of 73]
|
|
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
|
1.6 |
|
[42nd 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
|
111 |
|
[13th of 36]
|
|
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. |
|
SOURCE: World Health Organization: World report on violence and health, 2002 |
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Prisoners
|
80,467 prisoners |
|
[4th 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
|
210 per 100,000 people |
|
[35th 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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Rape victims
|
0.2% |
|
[17th of 20]
|
|
DEFINITION: People victimized by sexual assault (as a % of the total population). Data refer to female population only. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
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SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief |
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Software piracy rate
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57% |
|
[62nd of 107]
|
|
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: UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin |
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Total crime victims
|
22.7% |
|
[11th of 20]
|
|
DEFINITION: People victimized by crime (as a % of the total population). Data refer to people victimized by one or more of 11 crimes recorded in the survey: robbery, burglary, attempted burglary, car theft, car vandalism, bicycle theft, sexual assault, theft from car, theft of personal property, assault and threats. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
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SOURCE: Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study |
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Total crimes
|
1,404,229 |
|
[10th 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: UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin |
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Unpaid diplomatic parking fines
|
1.7 |
|
[110th 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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