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DEFINITION:
Number of rape incidents per 100,000 citizens in different countries. Figures do not take into account rape incidents that go unreported to the police.
CONTENTS
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 132.4 | 2010 | ||
| 2 | Botswana | 92.9 | 2010 | ||
| 3 | Lesotho | 82.7 | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Swaziland | 77.5 | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Bermuda | 67.3 | 2004 | ||
| 6 | Sweden | 63.5 | 2010 | ||
| 7 | Suriname | 45.2 | 2004 | ||
| 8 | Costa Rica | 36.7 | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Nicaragua | 31.6 | 2010 | ||
| 10 | Grenada | 30.6 | 2010 | ||
| =11 | Australia | 28.6 | 2010 | ||
| =11 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 28.6 | 2010 | ||
| 13 | Belgium | 27.9 | 2010 | ||
| 14 | United States | 27.3 | 2010 | ||
| 15 | Bolivia | 26.1 | 2010 | ||
| 16 | New Zealand | 25.8 | 2010 | ||
| =17 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 25.6 | 2010 | ||
| =17 | Zimbabwe | 25.6 | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Barbados | 24.9 | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Iceland | 24.7 | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Jamaica | 24.4 | 2010 | ||
| 22 | Peru | 23.5 | 2009 | ||
| 23 | The Bahamas | 22.7 | 2010 | ||
| 24 | Norway | 19.2 | 2010 | ||
| 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.5 | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Israel | 17.6 | 2009 | ||
| 27 | France | 16.2 | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Guyana | 15.5 | 2010 | ||
| 29 | Finland | 15.2 | 2010 | ||
| 30 | South Korea | 13.5 | 2004 | ||
| 31 | Chile | 13.3 | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Mexico | 13.2 | 2010 | ||
| 33 | Mongolia | 12.4 | 2010 | ||
| 34 | Luxembourg | 11.9 | 2009 | ||
| =35 | El Salvador | 11 | 2010 | ||
| =35 | Solomon Islands | 11 | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Ecuador | 10.9 | 2006 | ||
| 38 | Ireland | 10.7 | 2010 | ||
| 39 | Austria | 10.4 | 2010 | ||
| 40 | Moldova | 10.3 | 2010 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 10.19 | 2009 | |||
| 41 | Bangladesh | 9.82 | 2006 | ||
| 42 | Uruguay | 9.8 | 2004 | ||
| 43 | Germany | 9.4 | 2010 | ||
| 44 | Netherlands | 9.2 | 2010 | ||
| 45 | Argentina | 8.5 | 2008 | ||
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 8.4 | 2009 | ||
| =47 | Italy | 7.6 | 2006 | ||
| =47 | Brunei | 7.6 | 2006 | ||
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 7.3 | 2004 | ||
| 50 | Colombia | 6.8 | 2010 | ||
| =51 | Belize | 6.7 | 2010 | ||
| =51 | Thailand | 6.7 | 2010 | ||
| 53 | Oman | 6.6 | 2009 | ||
| 54 | Denmark | 6.4 | 2009 | ||
| =55 | Lithuania | 6.3 | 2010 | ||
| =55 | Philippines | 6.3 | 2009 | ||
| =57 | Estonia | 6 | 2010 | ||
| =57 | Paraguay | 6 | 2006 | ||
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.9 | 2010 | ||
| 60 | Monaco | 5.7 | 2006 | ||
| 61 | Senegal | 5.6 | 2010 | ||
| 62 | Republic of Macedonia | 5 | 2006 | ||
| 63 | Morocco | 4.8 | 2009 | ||
| =64 | Malta | 4.7 | 2009 | ||
| =64 | Romania | 4.7 | 2009 | ||
| =66 | Bahrain | 4.6 | 2009 | ||
| =66 | Czech Republic | 4.6 | 2009 | ||
| 68 | Kuwait | 4.5 | 2009 | ||
| 69 | Poland | 4.1 | 2010 | ||
| 70 | Portugal | 4 | 2010 | ||
| 71 | Mauritius | 3.9 | 2010 | ||
| 72 | Latvia | 3.5 | 2010 | ||
| =73 | Spain | 3.4 | 2010 | ||
| =73 | Russia | 3.4 | 2010 | ||
| 75 | Croatia | 3.2 | 2010 | ||
| 76 | Slovenia | 3.1 | 2010 | ||
| =77 | Maldives | 3 | 2009 | ||
| =77 | Palestine | 3 | 2005 | ||
| =79 | Sudan | 2.9 | 2009 | ||
| =79 | Guatemala | 2.9 | 2009 | ||
| 81 | Bulgaria | 2.8 | 2010 | ||
| 82 | Singapore | 2.7 | 2006 | ||
| 83 | Slovakia | 2.6 | 2009 | ||
| =84 | Hungary | 2.5 | 2010 | ||
| =84 | Cyprus | 2.5 | 2009 | ||
| =86 | Cameroon | 2.4 | 2008 | ||
| =86 | Algeria | 2.4 | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Belarus | 2.3 | 2009 | ||
| =89 | Uganda | 2.1 | 2010 | ||
| =89 | Kenya | 2.1 | 2009 | ||
| 91 | Jordan | 2 | 2006 | ||
| =92 | Greece | 1.9 | 2010 | ||
| =92 | Georgia | 1.9 | 2010 | ||
| =94 | India | 1.8 | 2010 | ||
| =94 | Montenegro | 1.8 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Qatar | 1.8 | 2004 | ||
| 97 | Canada | 1.7 | 2010 | ||
| 98 | Hong Kong | 1.6 | 2010 | ||
| =99 | Turkey | 1.5 | 2008 | ||
| =99 | United Arab Emirates | 1.5 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Ukraine | 1.4 | 2010 | ||
| =101 | Sierra Leone | 1.4 | 2009 | ||
| =103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.2 | 2010 | ||
| =103 | Andorra | 1.2 | 2010 | ||
| =105 | Japan | 1 | 2010 | ||
| =105 | Guinea | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =107 | Yemen | 0.8 | 2009 | ||
| =107 | Syria | 0.8 | 2008 | ||
| =107 | Nepal | 0.8 | 2006 | ||
| =110 | Albania | 0.7 | 2010 | ||
| =110 | Serbia | 0.7 | 2010 | ||
| 112 | Turkmenistan | 0.6 | 2006 | ||
| =113 | Tajikistan | 0.5 | 2009 | ||
| =113 | Lebanon | 0.5 | 2006 | ||
| 115 | Armenia | 0.4 | 2010 | ||
| =116 | Azerbaijan | 0.2 | 2010 | ||
| =116 | Mozambique | 0.2 | 2009 | ||
| 118 | Egypt | 0.1 | 2009 | ||
| 119 | Liechtenstein | 0.0 | 2010 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Crime > Rape rate
- South Africa has had the highest rape rate since 2004.
- Sweden ranked first for rape rate amongst European Union in 2010.
- All of the top 3 countries by rape rate are Sub-Saharan African.
- Belgium ranked first for rape rate amongst NATO countries in 2010.
- Australia ranked second for rape rate amongst High income OECD countries in 2010.
- All of the top 6 countries by rape rate are Christian.
- United States ranked third for rape rate amongst Cold countries in 2010.
- France ranked second for rape rate amongst Eurozone in 2009.
- Iceland ranked third for rape rate amongst Europe in 2009.
- Moldova ranked first for rape rate amongst Eastern Europe in 2010.
- Japan ranked last for rape rate amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2010.
