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> % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	5.3 %		[11th of 38]
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Car thefts	4,517		[24th 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: World Development Indicators database
Corruption > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	2.41 %		[19th 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	37.87 %		[13th 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	1.47 %		[8th 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 - En la Escena del Crimen
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Death penalty > Abolition date	1,907		[62nd of 64]
DEFINITION: Amnesty International
SOURCE: Wikipedia: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Drug offences	857 per 100,000 people		[37th of 46]
DEFINITION: Drug offence cases per 100,000 population (2000).
SOURCE: Last updated: 01/04/03
Embezzlements	1,965		[15th 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	1,209		[33rd 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	35.2941		[10th 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.	2.5172		[11th of 32]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence
Gun violence > Homicides > Non-firearm homicide rate > per 100,000 pop.	4.6149		[17th of 32]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence
Gun violence > Homicides > Overall homicide rate > per 100,000 pop.	7.1321		[16th of 32]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence
Judges and Magistrates	440		[28th of 35]
DEFINITION: Number of Judges and Magistrates
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Gun violence
Manslaughters	38		[24th 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	36		[49th 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	3.6		[31st 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	109		[14th 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	7,100 prisoners		[81st 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 > Per capita	209 per 100,000 people		[36th of 164]
DEFINITION: Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held per 100,000 population.
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 > Pre-trial detainees	72.5%		[7th 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	150.8%		[34th 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
Software piracy rate	69%		[42nd 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: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Total crimes	134,010		[25th 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	TIAS 10850.
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	April 6, 1973
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties
United States extradition treaties > Entered into force	April 11, 1984
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines	4.4		[86th 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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