Country vs country: Crime Stats: compare key data on Argentina & Canada and Crime Stats: compare key data on Argentina & Canada compared Crime

STAT Argentina Canada HISTORY
Age of criminal responsibility 18
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Canada 		12
Ranked 35th.
Assault rate 366.4
Ranked 21st. 		737.5
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Argentina
Crime levels 65.49
Ranked 21st. 68% more than Canada 		39.03
Ranked 53th.
Drugs > Annual cannabis use 7.2%
Ranked 6th. 		12.6%
Ranked 2nd. 75% more than Argentina
Drugs > Opiates use 0.1%
Ranked 19th. 		0.4%
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Argentina
Murder rate 5.5 2.05
Rape rate 8.5
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Canada 		1.7
Ranked 47th.
Total crimes 1.34 million
Ranked 15th. 		2.52 million
Ranked 8th. 88% more than Argentina
Total crimes per 1000 35.63
Ranked 29th. 		80.25
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Argentina
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 10.2
Ranked 60th. 		30.8
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Argentina
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 3.4
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Canada 		1.56
Ranked 12th.
Violent crime > Murder rate 1,360
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Canada 		554
Ranked 31st.
Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 33.98
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Canada 		16.23
Ranked 62nd.
Violent crime > Rapes 3,367
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Canada 		576
Ranked 28th.
Violent crime > Rapes per million people 84.86
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Canada 		16.88
Ranked 47th.
Violent crime > Murders per million people 33.98
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Canada 		16.23
Ranked 62nd.
Violent crime > Murders 1,360
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Canada 		554
Ranked 31st.
Rapes > Per capita 0.081 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Canada 		0.016 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
Robberies 905.3
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Canada 		94.2
Ranked 16th.
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years 74.31
Ranked 22nd. 33% more than Canada 		56.01
Ranked 70th.
Fear of crime > Violent hate crime 20.77
Ranked 74th. 		21.24
Ranked 67th. 2% more than Argentina
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night 34.38
Ranked 69th. 		59.14
Ranked 32nd. 72% more than Argentina
Murders > Per 100,000 people 5.5
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Canada 		2
Ranked 98th.
Prisoners 44,969 prisoners
Ranked 34th. 27% more than Canada 		35,519 prisoners
Ranked 39th.
Assaults 366.4
Ranked 13th. 		737.5
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Argentina
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence None None
Auto theft 84.9
Ranked 28th. 		268.3
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Argentina
Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery 65.49
Ranked 21st. 92% more than Canada 		34.04
Ranked 57th.
Murders > WHO 5.3
Ranked 92nd. 4 times more than Canada 		1.5
Ranked 141st.
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day 67.61
Ranked 71st. 		84.64
Ranked 29th. 25% more than Argentina
Serious assault rate 0.0
Ranked 75th. 		173.8
Ranked 6th.
United States extradition treaties > Entered into force June 15, 2000 March 22, 1976<br>March 22, 1976<br>November 26, 1991<br>April 30, 2003
Prisoners > Per capita 107 per 100,000 people
Ranked 83th. 		116 per 100,000 people
Ranked 75th. 8% more than Argentina
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence Serial rape; Gender homicide Various crimes including armed robbery, extortion, and most offenses resulting in death
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked 50
Ranked 26th. 59% more than Canada 		31.37
Ranked 66th.
Software piracy rate 74%
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Canada 		33%
Ranked 90th.
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft 68.21
Ranked 15th. 47% more than Canada 		46.34
Ranked 58th.
Drug offences 15,508 per 100,000 people
Ranked 15th. 		92,590 per 100,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Argentina
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 57.29
Ranked 25th. 7% more than Canada 		53.53
Ranked 30th.
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 80.65
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Canada 		32.31
Ranked 77th.
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 20 years or never 7 years minimum to infinite
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted 38.89
Ranked 46th. 15% more than Canada 		33.84
Ranked 57th.
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed 66.55
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Canada 		29.85
Ranked 68th.
Illicit drugs a transshipment country for cocaine headed for Europe; some money-laundering activity, especially in the Tri-Border Area; law enforcement corruption; a source for precursor chemicals; increasing domestic consumption of drugs in urban centers, especially cocaine base and synthetic drugs illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic drug market and export to US; use of hydroponics technology permits growers to plant large quantities of high-quality marijuana indoors; increasing ecstasy production, some of which is destined for the US; vulnerable to narcotics money laundering because of its mature financial services sector
Gun ownership > Guns per 100 residents > 2007 10.2
Ranked 26th. 		30.8
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Argentina
Serious assaults 0.0
Ranked 58th. 		173.8
Ranked 2nd.
Prisoners per 1000 1.2 prisoners
Ranked 78th. 6% more than Canada 		1.13 prisoners
Ranked 82nd.
Murders committed by youths 628
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Canada 		143
Ranked 28th.
Background Like many South American nations, Argentina has a problem with violent crime. According to the UN, in 2002, it had the 4th highest rates of <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_man-crime-manslaughters">manslaughter</a> in the world, behind Mexico, South African and India. The country also had the 15th highest <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_tot_cri-crime-total-crimes">number of crimes </a>reported, with 1.3 million. Despite these figure, however, Argentina has one of the lowest rates of <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_pri_per_cap-crime-prisoners-per-capita">prisoners per capita</a>, with 107 per 100,000 people. Canada has the 6th highest number of <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_tot_cri-crime-total-crimes">total crimes</a>&nbsp;in the world, with more than 2.5 million crimes reported in 2002, while the 7th highest share of the population - 23.8% - claiming to have been <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_tot_cri_vic-crime-total-victims">victims of crime</a>. However, despite these faces, Canadian has a positive overall <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_per_of_saf_wal_in_dar-crime-perception-safety-walking-dark">perception of safety</a>&nbsp;in the country, with 82% saying it was safe to walk at night, while 87% expressed satisfaction with <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_bel_in_pol_eff-crime-believe-in-police-efficiency">police efficiency</a>, the 2nd highest rate globally.
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence Murder with aggravating circumstances; murder of a relative; murder of and/or by a police officer; treason High treason, murder, war crimes, and crimes against humanity
Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter 55.56
Ranked 24th. 60% more than Canada 		34.74
Ranked 67th.
Drugs > HIV testing amongst drug users 47%
Ranked 14th. 		79.6%
Ranked 3rd. 69% more than Argentina
Prisoners > Female 9.5%
Ranked 7th. 90% more than Canada 		5%
Ranked 47th.
Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 ?? Yes, but only when tried as adult, with lower parole eligibility date.
Drugs > HIV infections amongst drug users 11.9%
Ranked 22nd. 9% more than Canada 		10.9%
Ranked 7th.
Punishment > Has life imprisonment No Yes
Murders committed by youths per million 17.2
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Canada 		4.69
Ranked 42nd.
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen 65.22
Ranked 21st. 43% more than Canada 		45.76
Ranked 58th.
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence Yes Yes
Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen 55.8
Ranked 24th. 77% more than Canada 		31.47
Ranked 65th.
Jails 166
Ranked 18th. 		198
Ranked 15th. 19% more than Argentina
Murders committed by youths per capita 5.2
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Canada 		1.7
Ranked 40th.
Manslaughters 3,767
Ranked 4th. 64 times more than Canada 		59
Ranked 31st.
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 119.9%
Ranked 59th. 27% more than Canada 		94.3%
Ranked 99th.
Jails per million 4.41
Ranked 35th. 		6.31
Ranked 20th. 43% more than Argentina
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 54%
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Canada 		21.1%
Ranked 104th.
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines 3.9
Ranked 91st. 		0.0
Ranked 142nd.
Manslaughters per million 100.11
Ranked 4th. 53 times more than Canada 		1.88
Ranked 56th.
United States extradition treaties > Date signed June 10, 1997 December 3, 1971<br>Jun. 28, July 9, 1974<br>January 11, 1988<br>January 12, 2001
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines per million 0.104
Ranked 107th. 		0.0
Ranked 140th.

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