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Crime Statistics > Assault victims (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1  Saint Kitts and Nevis:3% 
#2  United Kingdom:2.8% 
#3  Australia:2.4% 
#4  New Zealand:2.4% 
#5  Canada:2.3% 
#6  Finland:2.1% 
#7  Denmark:1.4% 
#8  France:1.4% 
#9  Belgium:1.2% 
#10  United States:1.2% 
#11  Sweden:1.2% 
#12  Slovenia:1.1% 
#13  Malta:1.1% 
#14  Poland:1.1% 
#15  Netherlands:1% 
#16  Switzerland:1% 
#17  Austria:0.8% 
#18  Portugal:0.4% 
#19  Italy:0.2% 
#20  Japan:0.1% 
Weighted average: 1.4%  


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.

SOURCE: UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin

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