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

STAT Australia United States HISTORY
Age of criminal responsibility 10
Ranked 44th. 67% more than United States 		6
Ranked 58th.
Crime levels 46.01
Ranked 47th. 		55.84
Ranked 30th. 21% more than Australia
Drugs > Annual cannabis use 10.6%
Ranked 4th. 		13.7%
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Australia
Drugs > Opiates use 0.5%
Ranked 5th. 		0.57%
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Australia
Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year) 1,967
Ranked 41st. 		2,014
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Australia
Murder rate 1.3 5
Murders with firearms per million 3
Ranked 36th. 		32.57
Ranked 10th. 11 times more than Australia
Police officers 222.7
Ranked 8th. 		243.6
Ranked 27th. 9% more than Australia
Rape rate 28.6
Ranked 6th. 5% more than United States 		27.3
Ranked 9th.
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 15
Ranked 41st. 		88.8
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Australia
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 1.16
Ranked 51st. 		4.7
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Australia
Violent crime > Murder rate 229
Ranked 42nd. 		12,996
Ranked 9th. 57 times more than Australia
Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 10.38
Ranked 73th. 		42.01
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Australia
Violent crime > Rapes 6,378
Ranked 6th. 		84,767
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Australia
Violent crime > Rapes per million people 289.05
Ranked 6th. 5% more than United States 		274.04
Ranked 9th.
Violent crime > Murders per million people 10.38
Ranked 73th. 		42.01
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Australia
Violent crime > Murders 229
Ranked 42nd. 		12,996
Ranked 9th. 57 times more than Australia
Burglaries 1,530.2
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States 		714.4
Ranked 9th.
Robberies 81.8
Ranked 4th. 		146.4
Ranked 10th. 79% more than Australia
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years 67.26
Ranked 38th. 3% more than United States 		65.22
Ranked 44th.
Fear of crime > Violent hate crime 29.68
Ranked 40th. 		32.55
Ranked 31st. 10% more than Australia
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night 49.47
Ranked 49th. 18% more than United States 		41.84
Ranked 60th.
Murders > Per 100,000 people 1.5
Ranked 107th. 		5.9
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than Australia
Murders with firearms 59
Ranked 25th. 		9,369
Ranked 4th. 159 times more than Australia
Rape victims 1%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United States 		0.4%
Ranked 13th.
Age of criminal responsibility (notes) Age of criminal responsibility in Australia . Rebuttable presumption of incapacity of committing crime: under 14. url= http://www.national.org.nz/Article.aspx?ArticleID=3882 |title= Saving a generation of young people |first=Don |last=Brash |authorlink= Don Brash |publisher= New Zealand National Party |date = 21 March 2005 |accessdate= 31 October 2012}}</ref>; however, only 15 states have set minimum ages, which range from 6 to 12 years. States without statutory minimum ages rely on common law, which means that 7 is the minimum age in most states; for federal crimes the age has been set at 11.
Prisoners 22,492 prisoners
Ranked 46th. 		2.02 million prisoners
Ranked 1st. 90 times more than Australia
Assaults 797
Ranked 1st. 1% more than United States 		786.7
Ranked 1st.
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence None None
Auto theft 436.2
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than United States 		390.2
Ranked 6th.
Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery 40.21
Ranked 41st. 		75.54
Ranked 10th. 88% more than Australia
Murders > WHO 1.3
Ranked 148th. 		5.6
Ranked 88th. 4 times more than Australia
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day 80.65
Ranked 43th. 7% more than United States 		75.24
Ranked 57th.
Assault victims 2.4%
Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as United States 		1.2%
Ranked 9th.
Drugs > Lifetime cannabis use 33.5%
Ranked 1st. 		51.6%
Ranked 1st. 54% more than Australia
Total crime victims 30.1%
Ranked 1st. 43% more than United States 		21.1%
Ranked 15th.
Prisoners > Per capita 116 per 100,000 people
Ranked 73th. 		715 per 100,000 people
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Australia
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence Treason, terrorism, drug trafficking, rape, serious child sex offences Varies by state
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked 38.71
Ranked 51st. 		42.08
Ranked 43th. 9% more than Australia
Software piracy rate 28%
Ranked 93th. 40% more than United States 		20%
Ranked 106th.
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft 51.15
Ranked 42nd. 		57.93
Ranked 28th. 13% more than Australia
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 49.91
Ranked 39th. 		61.82
Ranked 19th. 24% more than Australia
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 27.11
Ranked 82nd. 		42.45
Ranked 69th. 57% more than Australia
Sentence Length 41.8
Ranked 25th. 44% more than United States 		29
Ranked 30th.
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 10 years, 20 years, 25 years, or never; individually set by judge 15 years minimum to infinite, or never (depending on crime and state)
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted 42.29
Ranked 39th. 		44.84
Ranked 33th. 6% more than Australia
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed 34.5
Ranked 62nd. 		45.01
Ranked 47th. 30% 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 world's largest consumer of cocaine (shipped from Colombia through Mexico and the Caribbean), Colombian heroin, and Mexican heroin and marijuana; major consumer of ecstasy and Mexican methamphetamine; minor consumer of high-quality Southeast Asian heroin; illicit producer of cannabis, marijuana, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and methamphetamine; money-laundering center
Gun ownership > Guns per 100 residents > 2007 15
Ranked 20th. 		88.8
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Australia
Serious assaults 3.1
Ranked 1st. 		281.6
Ranked 1st. 91 times more than Australia
Prisoners per 1000 1.14 prisoners
Ranked 80th. 		7.02 prisoners
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Australia
Murders committed by youths 88
Ranked 38th. 		8,226
Ranked 3rd. 93 times more than Australia
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence Murder of police officer or other public official, murder in South Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory, aircraft hijacking Varies by state
Property crime victims 13.9%
Ranked 2nd. 39% more than United States 		10%
Ranked 7th.
Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter 44.68
Ranked 48th. 		48.52
Ranked 39th. 9% more than Australia
Drugs > HIV testing amongst drug users 48.9%
Ranked 10th. 4% more than United States 		46.8%
Ranked 12th.
Robbery victims 1.2%
Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as United States 		0.6%
Ranked 16th.
Prisoners > Female 6.7%
Ranked 19th. 		8.5%
Ranked 9th. 27% more than Australia
Suicide rates > Ages 15-24 14.6 per 100,000 people
Ranked 6th. 7% more than United States 		13.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 7th.
Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 under 18 : must have minimum term set Yes ( de jure )
Punishment > Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Car thefts 139,094
Ranked 7th. 		1.25 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Australia
Car thefts per 1000 7.08
Ranked 2nd. 63% more than United States 		4.33
Ranked 11th.
Perception of safety > Walking in dark 64%
Ranked 14th. 		82%
Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Australia
Murders committed by youths per million 4.65
Ranked 43th. 		29.48
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Australia
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen 44.51
Ranked 63th. 		59.02
Ranked 33th. 33% more than Australia
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence Yes Yes
Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen 33.99
Ranked 57th. 		42.04
Ranked 45th. 24% more than Australia
Believe in police efficiency 76%
Ranked 4th. 		89%
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Australia
Jails 153
Ranked 21st. 		1,558
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Australia
Murders committed by youths per capita 1.6
Ranked 43th. 		11
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Australia
Perception of safety > Burglary 57%
Ranked 11th. 		78%
Ranked 4th. 37% more than Australia
Suicide rates > Ages 25-34 18.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 7th. 22% more than United States 		15.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 10th.
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 105.9%
Ranked 86th. 		0.0
Ranked 126th.
Bribery victims 0.3%
Ranked 9th. 50% more than United States 		0.2%
Ranked 12th.
Jails per million 7.79
Ranked 15th. 44% more than United States 		5.42
Ranked 24th.
Suicide rates > Ages above 75 16 per 100,000 people
Ranked 12th. 		22 per 100,000 people
Ranked 10th. 38% more than Australia
Suicide rates > Ages 35-44 15.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 10th. 4% more than United States 		15.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 12th.
Reporting to police 50%
Ranked 9th. 		52%
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Australia
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 21.1%
Ranked 103th. 6% more than United States 		20%
Ranked 106th.
Suicide rates > Ages 45-54 14.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 11th. 3% more than United States 		14.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 13th.
Suicide rates > Ages 65-74 11.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 15th. 		15.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 11th. 30% more than Australia
Suicide rates > Ages 55-64 13.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 12th. 3% more than United States 		13.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 13th.

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