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Africa > Zambia > Crime

ZAMBIAN CRIME STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Frauds 349 [56th of 48]
Illicit drugs
transshipment point for moderate amounts of methaqualone, small amounts of heroin, and cocaine bound for southern Africa and possibly Europe; a poorly developed financial infrastructure coupled with a government commitment to combating money laundering make it an unattractive venue for money launderers; major consumer of cannabis
Illicit drugs
transshipment point for moderate amounts of methaqualone, small amounts of heroin, and cocaine bound for southern Africa and possibly Europe; a poorly developed financial infrastructure coupled with a government commitment to combating money laundering make it an unattractive venue for money launderers; major consumer of cannabis
Jails 52 [25th of 0]
Manslaughters 31 [28th of 42]
Murders 797 [19th of 49]
Police 12,802 [31st of 47]
Prisoners 13,173 prisoners [57th of 0]
Prisoners > Female 1.5% [124th of 134]
Prisoners > Per capita 121 per 100,000 people [70th of 164]
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 25.5% [88th of 143]
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 245.9% [6th of 128]
Rapes 300 [43rd of 50]
Robberies 2,699 [39th of 47]
Software piracy rate 82% [21st of 107]
Total crimes 59,426 [43rd of 50]
United States extradition treaties > Citation 47 Stat. 2122.
United States extradition treaties > Date signed December 22, 1931
United States extradition treaties > Entered into force June 24, 1935
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines 60.4 [12th of 143]

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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); CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; 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); International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief; Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study; Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties ; Cultures of Corruption: Evidence from Diplomatic Parking Tickets Ray Fisman Edward Miguel Columbia University and NBER University of California, Berkeley and NBER 2006

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Zambia, Republic of Zambia

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