NationMaster - Danish Crime statistics

Acquitted	1,058	[19th of 30]
Assault victims	1.4%	[9th of 20]
Definition: Crime > Assault victims
Car thefts	29,101	[14th of 46]
Definition: Crime > Car thefts
Death penalty > Last executed	1,950	[27th of 55]
Definition: Crime > Death penalty > Last executed
Drug offences	1,053 per 100,000 people	[34th of 46]
Definition: Crime > Drug offences
Kidnappings	16 kidnappings	[27th of 39]
Definition: Crime > Kidnappings
Murders	56	[40th of 49]
Definition: Crime > Murders
Murders with firearms	14	[29th of 36]
Definition: Crime > Murders with firearms
Perception of safety > Walking in dark	81%	[6th of 15]
Definition: Crime > Perception of safety > Walking in dark
Police	10,323	[37th of 47]
Definition: Crime > Police
Prisoners	3,435 prisoners	[41st of 168]
Definition: Crime > Prisoners
Prisoners > Per capita	72 per 100,000 people	[112nd of 164]
Definition: Crime > Prisoners > Per capita
Rape victims	0.4%	[14th of 20]
Definition: Crime > Rape victims
Rapes	500	[27th of 50]
Definition: Crime > Rapes
Robberies	3,238	[25th of 47]
Definition: Crime > Robberies
Software piracy rate	25%	[100th of 107]
Definition: Crime > Software piracy rate
Suicide rates in ages 15-24	9.3 per 100,000 people	[11th of 17]
Definition: Crime > Suicide rates in ages 15-24
Suicide rates in ages 25-34	16.9 per 100,000 people	[9th of 17]
Definition: Crime > Suicide rates in ages 25-34
Total crime victims	23%	[10th of 20]
Definition: Crime > Total crime victims
Total crimes	491,026	[17th of 50]
Definition: Crime > Total crimes

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SOURCES: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin; The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); Last updated: 01/04/03; The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); UN International Crime Victims' Survey; International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief; Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study; GECD Society at a Glance 2001, Statistical Annex Table D3

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark, Kongeriget Danmark, Danmark

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COMMENTARY

Dennis
4th June 2009

There is one figure missing which I think its very relevance specially when mentioning a country like Denmark. That is Bicycle Thefts!

The good side is that the Danish government is developing a system to track stolen bikes , therefore it’s not active yet.

Some hope :)
- Dennis

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