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Seventh United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems, covering the period 1998 - 2000 (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
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Viktoria 26th January 2010 |
Pedersen: 39500 murders? Where do you get that? SAPS says 18487 from April 07 til March 08. Still very high, not saying its not. |
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T. Pedersen 15th January 2010 |
I live in Denmark. I have lived 20 years in South Africa and i have 2 sons still living there and i still follow the news there closely. To see Denmark as having a higher crime rate than South Africa must be about the joke of the year. Just one little statistic from the Danish and the South African police. 2007 murder rates. Denmark 65 South Africa 39500. Ok, you have to take in to account that the population is nearly 10 times that of Denmark in South Africa. |
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Colin (England) 6th January 2010 |
Looking at this video shows another perspective of New Zealand.Its listed as the most peaceful nation on earth! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdtwTeBPYQA |
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The Good One 19th December 2009 |
Read the definition, people. Probably a country at the top of the list is there because of tougher law enforcement. I've seen a drunk South Korean man pushing cops and walking away. In Canada, his face would have been on the pavement and then his butt in jail! |
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jesus 8th December 2009 |
DAYUMMM SHAWTTAYYY |
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dretty PH 1st December 2009 |
I thought the Western and Northern European countries would have a very low crime rate.For Africa I am astonished for many of their nations to have low rates of crime{except South Africa,Zambia and Zimbabwe}. How come if many African countries are very poor, most have pretty low rates of crime? |
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Anayansi 28th November 2009 |
Read the definition under DEFINITION tab. |
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Issac BigD Martin 3rd November 2009 |
I'm so upset im trying to do a paper and can't find any factual information. why even put this on the internet? |
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Megan 13th October 2009 |
Why is Colombia 53rd? wasn't it 1st on the last list? I'm starting to feel this list is totally inaccurate. Finland first? |
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Yuji 10th September 2009 |
Wow! Mexico ranked lower than Japan.. that makes Mexico such a peaceful country! |
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RI 9th September 2009 |
Interesting to compare this rate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_murder_rate |
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Nicholas 15th August 2009 |
Please explain, why does Australia not exist? How can I accept this as factual, if it seems to be propaganda? |
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Muffy 14th July 2009 |
Totally sketchy data. Not all crimes are reported, and the rate at which crimes are reported may differ significantly between countries. Murder per capita would be somewhat more accurate, since it's a lot harder to NOT report a murder, but there are still issues with this. |
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kbec 7th July 2009 |
Agree with Cameron. I am in New Zealand and while we don't consider crime to be a big issue the low crime rate means the police spend more time looking for it. You are far more likely here to be brought before a court for a minor issue than in say UK (where I am also familiar) where you will just be let off with a warning. I also know that a minor assault in UK is not a 'recordable' offence whereas in NZ it is. This heading should be changed to read RECORDED crimes. |
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Arian Smith 28th May 2009 |
For the European countries, in my opinion, the immigrants cause more crime because they are very poorly integrated into European societies. Stop letting them in your country, treating them like dirt and then complaining they commit all the crime. |
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JOHNY BOB 23rd April 2009 |
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Cameron Dewe (New Zealand) 3rd December 2006 |
Comparing international crime statistics must be done with great caution. Statistics compiled by the United Nations are based on surveys that specify that crimes be counted based on each country's legislated definition of what constitute a "crime". Some countries may include misdemeanor offences, where a fine is issued while others may only count imprisionable offences. Also, counting the crime takes place at different places in the law-enforcement process. Consequently, some countries may count every reported breach of the law, while others may only count cases that make it to court, and even then only the most serious of several charges laid. Because there is so much inconsistency in these statistics, they might also be a quality measure of the standard and efficiency of law enforcement and the criminal justice system of a country, rather than having anything to do with actual prevalence of crime. |
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