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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.446 (this correlation is weak)
Suicide rates per 100,000 people in the given age group, late 1990s.
People victimized by crime (as a % of the total population). Data refer to people victimized by one or more of 11 crimes recorded in the survey: robbery, burglary, attempted burglary, car theft, car vandalism, bicycle theft, sexual assault, theft from car, theft of personal property, assault and threats. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
Source:
GECD Society at a Glance 2001, Statistical Annex Table D3
UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin