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DEFINITION:
Number of assaults recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | 1,655.1 | 2006 | |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 1,426 | 2006 | |
| 3 | Swaziland | 1,308.2 | 2004 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 1,188 | 2002 | |
| 5 | Mauritius | 1,044.9 | 2006 | |
| 6 | Sweden | 845.2 | 2006 | |
| 7 | New Zealand | 839.4 | 2006 | |
| 8 | Australia | 797 | 2003 | |
| 9 | United States | 786.7 | 1999 | |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 765.1 | 2004 | |
| 11 | Israel | 763.3 | 2004 | |
| 12 | Canada | 737.5 | 2006 | |
| 13 | Belgium | 627.2 | 2004 | |
| 14 | Germany | 619.9 | 2006 | |
| 15 | Barbados | 611.9 | 2000 | |
| 16 | Finland | 586.9 | 2006 | |
| 17 | Chile | 531.3 | 2004 | |
| 18 | Bahrain | 464.7 | 2006 | |
| 19 | Austria | 440.3 | 2006 | |
| 20 | Jamaica | 421.9 | 2000 | |
| 21 | Spain | 414.7 | 2006 | |
| 22 | Iceland | 394 | 2004 | |
| 23 | Portugal | 377.4 | 2006 | |
| 24 | Tunisia | 371.2 | 2002 | |
| 25 | Argentina | 366.4 | 2006 | |
| 26 | Netherlands | 351.8 | 2006 | |
| 27 | Norway | 346 | 2006 | |
| 28 | Uruguay | 336.4 | 2004 | |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 332.9 | 2006 | |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 296.5 | 2002 | |
| 31 | Estonia | 291.5 | 2006 | |
| 32 | Jordan | 273.1 | 2006 | |
| 33 | Malta | 272.9 | 2006 | |
| Eurozone average (profile) | 260.31 | 2006 | ||
| 34 | Mexico | 223.5 | 2006 | |
| 35 | Denmark | 214.1 | 2006 | |
| 36 | Maldives | 212.6 | 2004 | |
| 37 | Zambia | 211.4 | 2000 | |
| 38 | Turkey | 192.7 | 2006 | |
| 39 | Morocco | 186 | 2006 | |
| 40 | France | 180.1 | 2000 | |
| 41 | Dominican Republic | 155.1 | 2006 | |
| 42 | Mongolia | 144 | 2006 | |
| 43 | Lithuania | 131.2 | 2006 | |
| 44 | Hungary | 127 | 2004 | |
| 45 | Italy | 123.7 | 2006 | |
| 46 | Slovenia | 120.2 | 2006 | |
| 47 | Brunei | 119.5 | 2006 | |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 109.4 | 2004 | |
| 49 | Algeria | 108.6 | 2006 | |
| 50 | Switzerland | 108.3 | 2006 | |
| 51 | Peru | 99.9 | 2002 | |
| 52 | Ireland | 93.9 | 2006 | |
| 53 | Uganda | 92.7 | 2004 | |
| 54 | Kuwait | 86 | 2002 | |
| 55 | Czech Republic | 78.1 | 2006 | |
| 56 | Poland | 76.3 | 2006 | |
| 57 | El Salvador | 75.9 | 2006 | |
| 58 | Latvia | 67.9 | 2006 | |
| 59 | Greece | 66.7 | 2006 | |
| 60 | Cote d'Ivoire | 66.1 | 2000 | |
| 61 | Colombia | 63.4 | 2000 | |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 63.2 | 2002 | |
| 63 | Slovakia | 60.9 | 2006 | |
| =64 | Panama | 54.2 | 2006 | |
| =64 | Bolivia | 54.2 | 2006 | |
| 66 | United Arab Emirates | 53.7 | 2004 | |
| 67 | Japan | 51 | 2006 | |
| 68 | Ecuador | 49.8 | 2006 | |
| 69 | Georgia | 49 | 2006 | |
| 70 | Guatemala | 48.1 | 2000 | |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 47.6 | 2004 | |
| 72 | Belarus | 46.3 | 2006 | |
| 73 | Romania | 43.9 | 2006 | |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.6 | 2006 | |
| 75 | Thailand | 38.8 | 2006 | |
| 76 | Qatar | 37.4 | 2002 | |
| 77 | Serbia and Montenegro | 36.9 | 2006 | |
| 78 | Paraguay | 36.3 | 2006 | |
| 79 | Kenya | 35.9 | 2006 | |
| 80 | South Korea | 34.3 | 2002 | |
| 81 | Moldova | 32.3 | 2004 | |
| 82 | Oman | 28.9 | 2002 | |
| 83 | Syria | 28 | 2006 | |
| 84 | Croatia | 27.9 | 2006 | |
| 85 | Russia | 26.9 | 2000 | |
| 86 | Papua New Guinea | 25.1 | 2000 | |
| 87 | India | 23.1 | 2006 | |
| 88 | Malaysia | 21.9 | 2006 | |
| 89 | Armenia | 20.7 | 2006 | |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 19.7 | 2006 | |
| 91 | Albania | 18 | 2002 | |
| 92 | Burma | 17 | 2002 | |
| 93 | Cyprus | 15.9 | 2006 | |
| 94 | Singapore | 14.6 | 2006 | |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 14.5 | 2006 | |
| 96 | Ukraine | 13.9 | 2006 | |
| 97 | Lebanon | 10 | 2006 | |
| 98 | China | 9.5 | 2000 | |
| 99 | Indonesia | 9 | 2000 | |
| 100 | Yemen | 5.6 | 2000 | |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.9 | 2006 | |
| 102 | Nepal | 3.8 | 2006 | |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 1.9 | 2006 | |
| 104 | Turkmenistan | 1.7 | 2006 | |
| 105 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.7 | 2004 | |
| 106 | Bangladesh | 0.4 | 2006 | |
| 107 | Egypt | 0.3 | 2004 | |
| =108 | Philippines | 0.1 | 2002 | |
| =108 | Pakistan | 0.1 | 2000 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Crime > Assaults
- Sweden ranked first for assaults amongst European Union in 2006.
- Canada ranked first for assaults amongst NATO countries in 2006.
- Belgium ranked first for assaults amongst Eurozone in 2004.
- United States ranked second for assaults amongst Cold countries in 1999.
- Germany ranked third for assaults amongst Europe in 2006.
- All of the top 3 countries by assaults are Christian.
- New Zealand ranked second for assaults amongst High income OECD countries in 2006.
- South Africa ranked first for assaults amongst Emerging markets in 2002.
- Hungary ranked first for assaults amongst Eastern Europe in 2004.
- Estonia ranked first for assaults amongst Former Soviet republics in 2006.
