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Crime > Kidnappings

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:27:42 +0000

Definition: Total recorded kidnappings. 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)
Number of countries: 39

Crime > Females prosecuted

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:16:23 +0000

Definition: Total number of female prisoners. 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)
Number of countries: 26

Crime > Unpaid diplomatic parking fines

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:08:28 +0000

Definition: Average Unpaid Annual New York City Parking Violations per Diplomat, 11/1997 to 11/2002.
Source: Cultures of Corruption: Evidence from Diplomatic Parking Tickets Ray Fisman Edward Miguel Columbia University and NBER University of California, Berkeley and NBER 2006
Number of countries: 143

Crime > Total crimes

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:53:23 +0000

Definition: Note: 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)
Number of countries: 50

Crime > Sentence Length

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:49:11 +0000

Definition: Total average sentence length served
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)
Number of countries: 21

Crime > Robberies

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:37:46 +0000

Definition: Total recorded robberies. 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)
Number of countries: 47

Crime > Police

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:08:03 +0000

Definition: Total number of police
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)
Number of countries: 47

Crime > Manslaughters

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:12:12 +0000

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)
Number of countries: 42

Crime > Judges and Magistrates

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:04:37 +0000

Definition: Number of Judges and Magistrates
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)
Number of countries: 35

Crime > Frauds

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:59:27 +0000

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)
Number of countries: 48