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> % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	9.62 %		[17th of 38]
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Acquitted	196,600		[3rd of 30]
DEFINITION: Total acquitted in criminal courts. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Bribe payers index	5.3		[12th of 19]
DEFINITION: The index ranks the leading exporting countries in terms of the degree to which their companies are perceived to be paying bribes. The scale is from 0 to 10, where 10 represents negligible bribery and 0 a very high level of bribery. Based on a survey of nearly 800 business executives conducted in 14 emerging-market countries.
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	134,584		[9th of 46]
DEFINITION: Total recorded automobile thefts. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
SOURCE: Transparency International
Corruption > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	7.63 %		[32nd of 39]
DEFINITION: Corruption measures the share of senior managers who ranked corruption as a major or very severe constraint.		View time series
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)
Courts > % of managers surveyed lacking confidence in courts to uphold property rights	16.64 %		[38th of 39]
DEFINITION: Lack confidence that courts uphold property rights is the share of senior managers who do not agree with the statement: “I am confident that the judicial system will enforce my contractual and property rights in business disputes.”		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Courts > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	7.79 %		[26th of 39]
DEFINITION: Courts measure the share of senior managers who ranked courts and dispute resolution systems as a major or very severe constraint.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation > Broadcast details > Alternate title/Translation	CSI
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Death penalty > Abolition date	1,995		[21st of 64]
DEFINITION: Amnesty International
SOURCE: Wikipedia: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Death penalty > Abolition for ordinary crimes	1,978		[5th of 20]
DEFINITION: Amnesty International
SOURCE: Last updated: 01/04/03
Death penalty > Last executed	1,975		[16th of 55]
DEFINITION: Amnesty International
SOURCE: Last updated: 01/04/03
Drug offences	27.9 per 100,000 people		[26th of 46]
DEFINITION: Drug offence cases per 100,000 population (2000).
SOURCE: Last updated: 01/04/03
Embezzlements	4,351		[13th of 36]
DEFINITION: Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
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)
Frauds	15,462		[19th of 48]
DEFINITION: Total recorded frauds. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
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)
Gun violence > Homicides > % homicides with firearms	16.4129		[20th of 32]
DEFINITION:
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)
Gun violence > Homicides > Firearm homicide rate > per 100,000 pop.	0.2456		[28th of 32]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence
Gun violence > Homicides > Non-firearm homicide rate > per 100,000 pop.	1.2506		[29th of 32]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence
Gun violence > Homicides > Overall homicide rate > per 100,000 pop.	1.4962		[30th of 32]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence
Judges and Magistrates	3,420		[8th of 35]
DEFINITION: Number of Judges and Magistrates
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence
Manslaughters	95		[20th of 42]
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.
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	96		[34th of 73]
DEFINITION: Homicide rates among youths aged 10–29 years by country or area: most recent year available (variable 1990–1999).
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	0.8		[55th of 57]
DEFINITION: Homicide rate per 100,000 population aged 10–29 years
SOURCE: World Health Organization: World report on violence and health, 2002
Murders with firearms	97		[15th of 36]
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.
SOURCE: World Health Organization: World report on violence and health, 2002
Prisoners	59,251 prisoners		[20th of 168]
DEFINITION: Total persons incarcerated
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	7.8%		[11th of 134]
DEFINITION: Female prisoners, expressed as a percentage share of the total prison population. Data for 2003.
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 > Foreign prisoners	25.4%		[22nd of 86]
DEFINITION: Prisoners who are foreign nationals, expressed as a percentage share of total prison population. Data for 2003.
SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Prisoners > Per capita	144 per 100,000 people		[61st of 164]
DEFINITION: Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held per 100,000 population.
SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees	21.9%		[99th of 143]
DEFINITION: The percentage of the prison population that is being held pre-trial / on remand. Data for 2003.
SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled	114.1%		[69th of 128]
DEFINITION: The percentage of the offical prison capacity filled. This is obtained by comparing the number of prisoners in a nation to the offical capacity of the nation's prison system. Data for 2003.
SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Sentence Length	30		[15th of 21]
DEFINITION: Total average sentence length served
SOURCE: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Software piracy rate	43%		[79th of 107]
DEFINITION: The piracy rate is the total number of units of pirated software deployed in 2007 divided by the total units of software installed.
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	923,271		[16th of 50]
DEFINITION: Note: Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
SOURCE: Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study
United States extradition treaties > Citation 22 UST 737. 29 UST 2283.
DEFINITION:
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)
United States extradition treaties > Date signed May 29, 1970 January 25, 1975 February 9, 1988 March 12, 1996
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties
United States extradition treaties > Entered into force June 16, 1971 June 2, 1978 July 2, 1993 July 25, 1999
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines	12.7		[52nd of 143]
DEFINITION: Average Unpaid Annual New York City Parking Violations per Diplomat, 11/1997 to 11/2002.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties

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