Property crime victims statistics - countries compared

Rank	Countries	Amount
# 1	New Zealand:	14.8%
# 2	Australia:	13.9%
# 3	Italy:	12.7%
# 4	United Kingdom:	12.2%
# 5	Malta:	10.9%
# 6	Canada:	10.4%
# 7	United States:	10%
# 8	Poland:	9%
# 9	France:	8.7%
# 10	Sweden:	8.4%
= 11	Belgium:	7.7%
= 11	Slovenia:	7.7%
= 13	Denmark:	7.6%
= 13	Saint Kitts and Nevis:	7.6%
# 15	Portugal:	7.5%
# 16	Netherlands:	7.4%
# 17	Switzerland:	4.5%
# 18	Finland:	4.4%
# 19	Japan:	3.4%
# 20	Austria:	3.1%
	Weighted average:	8.6%

DEFINITION: People victimized by property crime (as a % of the total population). Includes car theft, theft from car, burglary with entry and attempted burglary. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.

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

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