FACTOID # 13: The United States puts 0.7 % of its population in Prison - a vastly higher percentage than any other nation.
 
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Europe > United Kingdom > Crime

BRITISH CRIME STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Acquitted 54,682 [1st of 30]
Assault victims 2.8% [2nd of 20]
Definition: Crime > Assault victims
Car thefts 348,169 [2nd of 46]
Definition: Crime > Car thefts
Death penalty > Last executed 1,964 [19th of 55]
Definition: Crime > Death penalty > Last executed
Drug offences 183,419 per 100,000 people [2nd of 46]
Definition: Crime > Drug offences
Illicit drugs
producer of limited amounts of synthetic drugs and synthetic precursor chemicals; major consumer of Southwest Asian heroin, Latin American cocaine, and synthetic drugs; money-laundering center
Definition: Crime > Illicit drugs
Kidnappings 3,261 kidnappings [1st of 39]
Definition: Crime > Kidnappings
Murders 1,201 [7th of 49]
Definition: Crime > Murders
Murders with firearms 14 [29th of 36]
Definition: Crime > Murders with firearms
Perception of safety > Walking in dark 70% [12th of 15]
Definition: Crime > Perception of safety > Walking in dark
Police 152,576 [6th of 47]
Definition: Crime > Police
Prisoners 78,753 prisoners [5th of 168]
Definition: Crime > Prisoners
Rape victims 0.9% [6th of 20]
Definition: Crime > Rape victims
Rapes 13,395 [5th of 50]
Definition: Crime > Rapes
Robberies 115,480 [5th of 47]
Definition: Crime > Robberies
Software piracy rate 26% [97th of 107]
Definition: Crime > Software piracy rate
Suicide rates in ages 15-24 6.7 per 100,000 people [15th of 17]
Definition: Crime > Suicide rates in ages 15-24
Suicide rates in ages 25-34 10.6 per 100,000 people [15th of 17]
Definition: Crime > Suicide rates in ages 25-34
Total crime victims 26.4% [3rd of 20]
Definition: Crime > Total crime victims
Total crimes 6,523,706 [2nd 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; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; 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; Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study; GECD Society at a Glance 2001, Statistical Annex Table D3

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, britain, great britain, united kingdom of great britain and northern irela, united king., The United Kingdom

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Matt
26th June 2009 		Could use choropleth maps to display crime rates
Rachel Brodin
13th September 2005 		I am e-mailing to see if i could republish some statistics from your site in a Marketing publication related to a Mobile Phone product.

Could you please let me know who i would need to contact for the above request.

Many Thanks
Rachel.

rachel.brodin@lifestylegroup.co.uk
Rachel Brodin
13th September 2005 		I am e-mailing to see if i could republish some statistics from your site in a Marketing publication related to a Mobile Phone product.

Could you please let me know who i would need to contact for the above request.

Many Thanks
Rachel.
alex
1st February 2005 		aaaaa but how do i know these are true
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