Country vs country: Crime Stats: compare key data on Australia & Portugal and Crime Stats: compare key data on Australia & Portugal compared Crime

STAT Australia Portugal HISTORY
Age of criminal responsibility 10
Ranked 44th. 		16
Ranked 7th. 60% more than Australia
Crime levels 46.01
Ranked 47th. 50% more than Portugal 		30.77
Ranked 68th.
Drugs > Annual cannabis use 10.6%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Portugal 		3.3%
Ranked 18th.
Drugs > Opiates use 0.5%
Ranked 5th. 		0.7%
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Australia
Murder rate 1.3 1.17
Murders with firearms per million 3
Ranked 36th. 		8.68
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Australia
Police officers 222.7
Ranked 8th. 		435.7
Ranked 9th. 96% more than Australia
Rape rate 28.6
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Portugal 		4
Ranked 34th.
Suicide rates > Suicide rate (both sexes) 10
Ranked 7th. 		11.5
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Australia
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 15
Ranked 41st. 76% more than Portugal 		8.5
Ranked 69th.
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 1.16
Ranked 51st. 		1.22
Ranked 72nd. 5% more than Australia
Violent crime > Murder rate 229
Ranked 42nd. 85% more than Portugal 		124
Ranked 56th.
Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 10.38
Ranked 73th. 		11.66
Ranked 70th. 12% more than Australia
Violent crime > Rapes 6,378
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Portugal 		424
Ranked 30th.
Violent crime > Rapes per million people 289.05
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Portugal 		39.86
Ranked 34th.
Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year) 1,967
Ranked 41st. 7% more than Portugal 		1,846
Ranked 32nd.
Violent crime > Murders per million people 10.38
Ranked 73th. 		11.66
Ranked 70th. 12% more than Australia
Violent crime > Murders 229
Ranked 42nd. 85% more than Portugal 		124
Ranked 56th.
Burglaries 1,530.2
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Portugal 		429.1
Ranked 20th.
Murders > Per capita 17.01 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 11% more than Portugal 		15.3 per 1 million people
Ranked 19th.
Robberies 81.8
Ranked 4th. 		197.3
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Australia
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years 67.26
Ranked 38th. 		76.27
Ranked 17th. 13% more than Australia
Fear of crime > Violent hate crime 29.68
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Portugal 		9.83
Ranked 91st.
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night 49.47
Ranked 49th. 		64.41
Ranked 27th. 30% more than Australia
Kidnappings 3.81
Ranked 9th. 		5.25
Ranked 6th. 38% more than Australia
Murders > Per 100,000 people 1.5
Ranked 107th. 		1.8
Ranked 100th. 20% more than Australia
Murders with firearms 59
Ranked 25th. 		90
Ranked 21st. 53% more than Australia
Rape victims 1%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Portugal 		0.2%
Ranked 17th.
Age of criminal responsibility (notes) Age of criminal responsibility in Australia . Rebuttable presumption of incapacity of committing crime: under 14. Currently being studied the possibility of lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 14. From age 12 to 15 children are kept in juvenile correction centers.
Prisoners 22,492 prisoners
Ranked 46th. 62% more than Portugal 		13,918 prisoners
Ranked 59th.
Assaults 797
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Portugal 		377.4
Ranked 12th.
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence None 25 years
Auto theft 436.2
Ranked 2nd. 89% more than Portugal 		231.3
Ranked 15th.
Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery 40.21
Ranked 41st. 33% more than Portugal 		30.17
Ranked 61st.
Murders > WHO 1.3
Ranked 148th. 		1.4
Ranked 145th. 8% more than Australia
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day 80.65
Ranked 43th. 		91.1
Ranked 10th. 13% more than Australia
United States extradition treaties > Entered into force May 8, 1976<br>December 21, 1992 November 14, 1908
Assault victims 2.4%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Portugal 		0.4%
Ranked 18th.
Drugs > Lifetime cannabis use 33.5%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Portugal 		7.6%
Ranked 3rd.
Total crime victims 30.1%
Ranked 1st. 94% more than Portugal 		15.5%
Ranked 19th.
Prisoners > Per capita 116 per 100,000 people
Ranked 73th. 		130 per 100,000 people
Ranked 64th. 12% more than Australia
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence Treason, terrorism, drug trafficking, rape, serious child sex offences No life imprisonment sentence
Murders 349%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Portugal 		162%
Ranked 19th.
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked 38.71
Ranked 51st. 40% more than Portugal 		27.59
Ranked 73th.
Software piracy rate 28%
Ranked 93th. 		43%
Ranked 79th. 54% more than Australia
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft 51.15
Ranked 42nd. 22% more than Portugal 		42.03
Ranked 66th.
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 49.91
Ranked 39th. 46% more than Portugal 		34.11
Ranked 68th.
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 27.11
Ranked 82nd. 		59.25
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Australia
Sentence Length 41.8
Ranked 25th. 93% more than Portugal 		21.7
Ranked 34th.
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 10 years, 20 years, 25 years, or never; individually set by judge Varies, depending on sentence
Convictions 14,998
Ranked 25th. 		61,056
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Australia
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted 42.29
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Portugal 		20.47
Ranked 89th.
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed 34.5
Ranked 62nd. 		36.32
Ranked 56th. 5% more than Australia
Illicit drugs Tasmania is one of the world's major suppliers of licit opiate products; government maintains strict controls over areas of opium poppy cultivation and output of poppy straw concentrate; major consumer of cocaine and amphetamines seizing record amounts of Latin American cocaine destined for Europe; a European gateway for Southwest Asian heroin; transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Europe; consumer of Southwest Asian heroin
Serious assaults 3.1
Ranked 1st. 		6.5
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Australia
Prisoners per 1000 1.14 prisoners
Ranked 80th. 		1.34 prisoners
Ranked 64th. 17% more than Australia
Murders committed by youths 88
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Portugal 		37
Ranked 48th.
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence Murder of police officer or other public official, murder in South Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory, aircraft hijacking No life imprisonment sentence
Property crime victims 13.9%
Ranked 2nd. 85% more than Portugal 		7.5%
Ranked 15th.
Murders per million 16.86%
Ranked 18th. 10% more than Portugal 		15.31%
Ranked 19th.
Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter 44.68
Ranked 48th. 35% more than Portugal 		33.05
Ranked 69th.
Death penalty > Abolition date 1,985
Ranked 1st. About the same as Portugal 		1,976
Ranked 1st.
Death penalty > Abolition for ordinary crimes 1,984
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Portugal 		1,867
Ranked 1st.
Drugs > HIV testing amongst drug users 48.9%
Ranked 10th. 36% more than Portugal 		36%
Ranked 24th.
Robbery victims 1.2%
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Portugal 		1.1%
Ranked 6th.
Prisoners > Female 6.7%
Ranked 19th. 		7.2%
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Australia
Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 under 18 : must have minimum term set ??
Acquitted 1,156
Ranked 35th. 		14,479
Ranked 15th. 13 times more than Australia
Drugs > HIV infections amongst drug users 1.2%
Ranked 21st. 		14%
Ranked 19th. 12 times more than Australia
Convictions per 1000 0.725
Ranked 32nd. 		5.77
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Australia
Punishment > Has life imprisonment Yes No
Car thefts 139,094
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Portugal 		30,560
Ranked 18th.
Car thefts per 1000 7.08
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Portugal 		2.95
Ranked 15th.
Death penalty > Last executed 1,967
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Portugal 		1,849
Ranked 1st.
Murders committed by youths per million 4.65
Ranked 43th. 28% more than Portugal 		3.64
Ranked 51st.
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen 44.51
Ranked 63th. 		50
Ranked 52nd. 12% more than Australia
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence Yes No
Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen 33.99
Ranked 57th. 11% more than Portugal 		30.6
Ranked 66th.
Acquitted per 1000 0.0588
Ranked 48th. 		1.4
Ranked 6th. 24 times more than Australia
Jails 153
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Portugal 		54
Ranked 32nd.
Murders committed by youths per capita 1.6
Ranked 43th. 23% more than Portugal 		1.3
Ranked 50th.
Manslaughters 296
Ranked 18th. 53% more than Portugal 		193
Ranked 23th.
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 105.9%
Ranked 86th. 		111.4%
Ranked 77th. 5% more than Australia
Bribery victims 0.3%
Ranked 9th. 		1.4%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Australia
Jails per million 7.79
Ranked 15th. 49% more than Portugal 		5.21
Ranked 25th.
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 21.1%
Ranked 103th. 		25.8%
Ranked 85th. 22% more than Australia
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines 0.0
Ranked 135th. 		8.8
Ranked 68th.
Convictions > Juveniles 12,856
Ranked 11th. 47% more than Portugal 		8,761
Ranked 14th.
Manslaughters per million 15.06
Ranked 18th. 		18.61
Ranked 15th. 24% more than Australia
United States extradition treaties > Date signed May 14, 1974<br>September 4, 1990 May 7, 1908
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines per million 0.0
Ranked 133th. 		0.849
Ranked 66th.
Convictions > Female 13%
Ranked 18th. 44% more than Portugal 		9%
Ranked 24th.
Convictions > Female per million 0.628%
Ranked 23th. 		0.85%
Ranked 21st. 35% more than Australia
Convictions > Juveniles per million 621.13
Ranked 10th. 		827.73
Ranked 6th. 33% more than Australia

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