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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Edria Murray Staff editor 18th March 2005 |
At first glance, the United States appears to stand out in this statistic, having four times as many crimes as Germany which is next on the list. However this is misleading as the population of the United States is about four times as high as the population of Germany. As a country with a high population is likely to have more crime (there are more people to commit crimes), this statistic should br viewed per capita. In per capita ranking, the United States falls to number 8, between the United Kingdom (No. 6)and Germany(No. 12). Willingness to report crime and confidence in the police and legal system influence the rate of reported crime. Over half of U.S citizens feel that they can report crime to the police, and 73% have confidence in the police and the legal system. In addition to this, the United States has the highest ranking for belief in police efficiency with 89% of respondents stating that the police do a good job in controlling crime in their area. |
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Ian Graham Staff Editor 2nd March 2005 |
In a wired world with news websites and 24-hour television news as well as traditional news sources like newspapers, news magazines and the radio, crime reports can make it seem like crime is constantly rising. But this may be a result of media saturation, rather than of increased crime. The 2002 National Crime Victimization Survey conducted by the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics showed that total violent victimization and property crime rates in the U.S. were lower that year than they had been any year since the survey started in 1973. Between 1993 and 2002, the violent crime rate declined 54 percent and the property crime rate decreased by 50 percent. This decrease is even more dramatic when you consider that an estimated 49 percent of violent crimes and 40 percent of property crimes were reported to police. In 1993, reporting rates were estimated at 43 percent for violent crimes and 34 percent for property crimes. |
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