|
Acquitted
|
1,149 |
|
[29th of 30]
|
|
Assaults
|
3,182 |
|
[33rd of 49]
|
|
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) |
|
Car thefts
|
566 |
|
[40th of 46]
|
|
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) |
|
Death penalty > Last executed
|
1,903 |
|
[40th of 55]
|
|
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) |
|
Drug offences
|
1,484 per 100,000 people |
|
[29th of 46]
|
|
Source: Last updated: 01/04/03 |
Illicit drugs
major cocaine transshipment point and primary money-laundering center for narcotics revenue; money-laundering activity is especially heavy in the Colon Free Zone; offshore financial center; negligible signs of coca cultivation; monitoring of financial transactions is improving; official corruption remains a major problem |
|
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) |
|
Jails
|
21 |
|
[40th of 80]
|
|
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
|
Murders
|
281 |
|
[18th of 49]
|
|
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) |
|
Murders committed by youths
|
151 |
|
[26th of 73]
|
|
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) |
|
Murders committed by youths per capita
|
14.4 |
|
[10th of 57]
|
|
Source: World Health Organization: World report on violence and health, 2002 |
|
Police
|
15,255 |
|
[31st of 47]
|
|
Source: World Health Organization: World report on violence and health, 2002 |
|
Prisoners
|
10,350 prisoners |
|
[31st of 168]
|
|
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) |
|
Prisoners > Female
|
6.9% |
|
[16th of 134]
|
|
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) |
|
Prisoners > Per capita
|
354 per 100,000 people |
|
[15th of 164]
|
|
Source: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief |
|
Rapes
|
212 |
|
[34th of 50]
|
|
Source: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief |
|
Robberies
|
4,366 |
|
[23rd of 47]
|
|
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) |
|
Software piracy rate
|
74% |
|
[35th of 107]
|
|
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) |
|
Total crimes
|
21,058 |
|
[41st of 50]
|
|
Source: Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study |
Transnational Issues > Trafficking in persons > Tier rating
Tier 2 Watch List - Panama is on the Tier 2 Watch List for failing to show evidence of increasing efforts to combat human trafficking, particularly with respect to prosecuting, convicting, and sentencing human traffickers for their crimes, and for failing to provide adequate victim assistance |
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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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Unpaid diplomatic parking fines
|
0 |
|
[141st of 143]
|
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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