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Assault victims
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1% |
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[17th of 20]
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Car thefts
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65,571 |
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[8th of 46]
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Death penalty > Last executed
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1,944 |
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[31st of 55]
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Drug offences
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49,201 per 100,000 people |
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[5th of 46]
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Illicit drugs
a major international financial center vulnerable to the layering and integration stages of money laundering; despite significant legislation and reporting requirements, secrecy rules persist and nonresidents are permitted to conduct business through offshore entities and various intermediaries; transit country for and consumer of South American cocaine, Southwest Asian heroin, and Western European synthetics; domestic cannabis cultivation and limited ecstasy production |
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Kidnappings
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203 kidnappings |
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[12th of 39]
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Murders
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213 |
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[25th of 49]
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Murders with firearms
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68 |
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[17th of 36]
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Perception of safety > Walking in dark
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77% |
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[10th of 15]
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Police
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14,847 |
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[32nd of 47]
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Prisoners
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4,982 prisoners |
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[40th of 168]
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Prisoners > Per capita
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72 per 100,000 people |
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[110th of 164]
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Rape victims
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0.6% |
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[12th of 20]
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Rapes
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484 |
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[28th of 50]
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Robberies
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2,445 |
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[30th of 47]
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Software piracy rate
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25% |
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[103rd of 107]
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Suicide rates in ages 15-24
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17.9 per 100,000 people |
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[3rd of 17]
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Suicide rates in ages 25-34
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18.8 per 100,000 people |
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[6th of 17]
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Total crime victims
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18.2% |
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[18th of 20]
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Total crimes
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307,631 |
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[21st of 50]
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SOURCES: UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin; 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); Last updated: 01/04/03; 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); UN International Crime Victims' Survey; International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief; Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study; GECD Society at a Glance 2001, Statistical Annex Table D3
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Switzerland, Swiss Confederation, Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Confederation Suisse, Confederazione Svizzera, Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera
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