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Acquitted
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6,591 |
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[9th of 30]
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Car thefts
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26,143 |
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[15th of 46]
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DEFINITION: Total recorded automobile thefts. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
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SOURCE: 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) |
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Death penalty > Abolition date
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1,990 |
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[34th of 64]
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DEFINITION: Amnesty International |
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SOURCE: 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) |
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Drug offences
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3,860 per 100,000 people |
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[24th of 46]
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DEFINITION: Drug offence cases per 100,000 population (2000). |
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SOURCE: Last updated: 01/04/03 |
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Gun violence > Homicides > % homicides with firearms
|
13.4432
|
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[24th of 32]
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: 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) |
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Gun violence > Homicides > Firearm homicide rate > per 100,000 pop.
|
0.2624
|
|
[27th of 32]
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence
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Gun violence > Homicides > Overall homicide rate > per 100,000 pop.
|
1.9517
|
|
[26th of 32]
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence
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Jails
|
35 |
|
[32nd of 80]
|
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DEFINITION: Total number of adult prisons, penal or correctional institutions (excluding temporary jail lock-ups). Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence
|
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Manslaughters
|
49 |
|
[20th of 42]
|
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DEFINITION: Total recorded non-intentional homicides. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
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SOURCE: 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) |
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Murders committed by youths
|
36 |
|
[50th of 73]
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DEFINITION: Homicide rates among youths aged 10–29 years by country or area: most recent year available (variable 1990–1999). |
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SOURCE: 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) |
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Murders committed by youths per capita
|
1.2 |
|
[51st of 57]
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DEFINITION: Homicide rate per 100,000 population aged 10–29 years |
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SOURCE: World Health Organization: World report on violence and health, 2002 |
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Murders with firearms
|
181 |
|
[8th of 36]
|
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DEFINITION: Total recorded intentional homicides committed with a firearm. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
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SOURCE: World Health Organization: World report on violence and health, 2002 |
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Prisoners
|
18,669 prisoners |
|
[24th of 168]
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DEFINITION: Total persons incarcerated |
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SOURCE: 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) |
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Prisoners > Female
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4.5% |
|
[56th of 134]
|
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DEFINITION: Female prisoners, expressed as a percentage share of the total prison population. Data for 2003. |
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SOURCE: 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) |
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Prisoners > Foreign prisoners
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9.4% |
|
[35th of 86]
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DEFINITION: Prisoners who are foreign nationals, expressed as a percentage share of total prison population. Data for 2003. |
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SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief |
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Prisoners > Per capita
|
178 per 100,000 people |
|
[42nd of 164]
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DEFINITION: Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held per 100,000 population. |
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SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief |
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Sentence Length
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39 |
|
[13th of 21]
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DEFINITION: Total average sentence length served |
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SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief |
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Software piracy rate
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39% |
|
[86th of 107]
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DEFINITION: The piracy rate is the total number of units of pirated software deployed in 2007 divided by the total units of software installed. |
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SOURCE: 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) |
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Total crimes
|
372,341 |
|
[19th of 50]
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DEFINITION: Note: Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. |
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SOURCE: Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study |
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Unpaid diplomatic parking fines
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18.9 |
|
[36th of 143]
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DEFINITION: Average Unpaid Annual New York City Parking Violations per Diplomat, 11/1997 to 11/2002. |
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SOURCE: 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) |
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