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

STAT Canada Chile HISTORY
Assault rate 737.5
Ranked 10th. 39% more than Chile 		531.3
Ranked 15th.
Crime levels 39.03
Ranked 53th. 		47.86
Ranked 44th. 23% more than Canada
Drugs > Annual cannabis use 12.6%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Chile 		4.6%
Ranked 2nd.
Drugs > Opiates use 0.4%
Ranked 9th. 33% more than Chile 		0.3%
Ranked 3rd.
Murder rate 2.05 1.7
Police officers 191.4
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Chile 		187.6
Ranked 9th.
Rape rate 1.7
Ranked 47th. 		13.3
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Canada
Total crimes 2.52 million
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Chile 		593,997
Ranked 19th.
Total crimes per 1000 80.25
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Chile 		37.55
Ranked 26th.
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 30.8
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Chile 		10.7
Ranked 57th.
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 1.56
Ranked 12th. 		3.7
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Canada
Violent crime > Murder rate 554
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Chile 		541
Ranked 32nd.
Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 16.23
Ranked 62nd. 		31.54
Ranked 47th. 94% more than Canada
Violent crime > Rapes 576
Ranked 28th. 		2,233
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Canada
Violent crime > Rapes per million people 16.88
Ranked 47th. 		132.67
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Canada
Murders with firearms per million 4.59
Ranked 28th. 8 times more than Chile 		0.569
Ranked 41st.
Violent crime > Murders per million people 16.23
Ranked 62nd. 		31.54
Ranked 47th. 94% more than Canada
Violent crime > Murders 554
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Chile 		541
Ranked 32nd.
Burglaries 680.9
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Chile 		134
Ranked 11th.
Rapes > Per capita 0.016 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 		0.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Canada
Robberies 94.2
Ranked 16th. 		1,275.6
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Canada
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years 56.01
Ranked 70th. 		57.14
Ranked 66th. 2% more than Canada
Fear of crime > Violent hate crime 21.24
Ranked 67th. 		30.56
Ranked 35th. 44% more than Canada
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night 59.14
Ranked 32nd. 33% more than Chile 		44.44
Ranked 57th.
Kidnappings 13.82
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Chile 		0.71
Ranked 25th.
Murders > Per 100,000 people 2
Ranked 98th. 		5.5
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Canada
Murders with firearms 144
Ranked 14th. 16 times more than Chile 		9
Ranked 43th.
Prisoners 35,519 prisoners
Ranked 39th. 		36,636 prisoners
Ranked 38th. 3% more than Canada
Assaults 737.5
Ranked 6th. 39% more than Chile 		531.3
Ranked 5th.
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence None None
Auto theft 268.3
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Chile 		57.9
Ranked 11th.
Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery 34.04
Ranked 57th. 		45.71
Ranked 33th. 34% more than Canada
Murders > WHO 1.5
Ranked 141st. 		2.9
Ranked 111th. 93% more than Canada
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day 84.64
Ranked 29th. 8% more than Chile 		78.47
Ranked 50th.
Serious assault rate 173.8
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Chile 		49.4
Ranked 24th.
United States extradition treaties > Entered into force March 22, 1976<br>March 22, 1976<br>November 26, 1991<br>April 30, 2003 June 26, 2002
Drugs > Lifetime cannabis use 44.5%
Ranked 1st. 71% more than Chile 		26%
Ranked 1st.
Prisoners > Per capita 116 per 100,000 people
Ranked 75th. 		204 per 100,000 people
Ranked 38th. 76% more than Canada
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence Various crimes including armed robbery, extortion, and most offenses resulting in death Treason, kidnapping with homicide or rape, rape with homicide, parricide, robbery with homicide or rape
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked 31.37
Ranked 66th. 		38.19
Ranked 53th. 22% more than Canada
Software piracy rate 33%
Ranked 90th. 		66%
Ranked 48th. Twice as much as Canada
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft 46.34
Ranked 58th. 		56.43
Ranked 32nd. 22% more than Canada
Drug offences 92,590 per 100,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 286 times more than Chile 		324 per 100,000 people
Ranked 45th.
United States extradition treaties > Citation 27 UST 983; TIAS 8237.<br>1853 UNTS 407<br>TIAS. 32 Stat. 1850; TS 407; 6 Bevans 543.
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 53.53
Ranked 30th. 26% more than Chile 		42.65
Ranked 54th.
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 32.31
Ranked 77th. 		34.82
Ranked 75th. 8% more than Canada
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 7 years minimum to infinite 40 years or never
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted 33.84
Ranked 57th. 1% more than Chile 		33.57
Ranked 61st.
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed 29.85
Ranked 68th. 		55.56
Ranked 29th. 86% more than Canada
Illicit 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 transshipment country for cocaine destined for Europe and the region; economic prosperity and increasing trade have made Chile more attractive to traffickers seeking to launder drug profits, especially through the Iquique Free Trade Zone, but a recent anti-money-laundering law improves controls; imported precursors passed on to Bolivia; domestic cocaine consumption is rising, making Chile a significant consumer of cocaine
Frauds 91,235
Ranked 7th. 19 times more than Chile 		4,751
Ranked 38th.
Serious assaults 173.8
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Chile 		49.4
Ranked 4th.
Prisoners per 1000 1.13 prisoners
Ranked 82nd. 		2.32 prisoners
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Canada
Murders committed by youths 143
Ranked 28th. 		146
Ranked 27th. 2% more than Canada
Prosecution rate 1,313
Ranked 12th. 		26,862
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Canada
Background 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. Serious crime is not as prevalent in Chile as it is in other South American countries, with just 183 <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_man-crime-manslaughters">manslaughters</a>&nbsp;committed in 2002 and an overall <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_gun_vio_hom_ove_hom_rat_per_100_pop-rate-per-100-000-pop">homicide per capita</a>&nbsp;rate of just 1.7 per 100,000 of the population, a rate that ranks Chile 28th in the world and quite some distance behind South Africa (125) and Colombia (114). The country has the 16th highest <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_pri-crime-prisoners">total prisoner population</a>&nbsp;globally, of 36,636.
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence High treason, murder, war crimes, and crimes against humanity None
Judges 6.5%
Ranked 1st. 30% more than Chile 		5%
Ranked 8th.
Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter 34.74
Ranked 67th. 		53.57
Ranked 31st. 54% more than Canada
Prisoners > Female 5%
Ranked 47th. 		6.3%
Ranked 22nd. 26% more than Canada
Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 Yes, but only when tried as adult, with lower parole eligibility date. 14\u201315 : max. 5 years' imprisonment 16\u201317 : max. 10 years' imprisonment
Acquitted 15,303
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Chile 		4,214
Ranked 25th.
Punishment > Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Car thefts 161,506
Ranked 5th. 27 times more than Chile 		5,930
Ranked 32nd.
Car thefts per 1000 5.15
Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Chile 		0.375
Ranked 47th.
Murders committed by youths per million 4.69
Ranked 42nd. 		9.56
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Canada
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen 45.76
Ranked 58th. 		60.71
Ranked 31st. 33% more than Canada
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence Yes Yes
Adults prosecuted 466,866
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Chile 		67,790
Ranked 20th.
Prosecutors 11.6%
Ranked 6th. 		15.8%
Ranked 2nd. 36% more than Canada
Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen 31.47
Ranked 65th. 		52.14
Ranked 28th. 66% more than Canada
Acquitted per 1000 0.488
Ranked 20th. 83% more than Chile 		0.266
Ranked 28th.
Prison staff 92.5%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Chile 		42.6%
Ranked 13th.
Jails 198
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Chile 		96
Ranked 26th.
Murders committed by youths per capita 1.7
Ranked 40th. 		3
Ranked 33th. 76% more than Canada
Manslaughters 59
Ranked 31st. 		183
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Canada
Adults prosecuted per 1000 14.89
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Chile 		4.29
Ranked 31st.
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 94.3%
Ranked 99th. 		134.3%
Ranked 47th. 42% more than Canada
Frauds per 1000 2.91
Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Chile 		0.3
Ranked 48th.
Prosecution rate per million 40.31
Ranked 28th. 		1,627.55
Ranked 6th. 40 times more than Canada
Jails per million 6.31
Ranked 20th. 4% more than Chile 		6.07
Ranked 23th.
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 21.1%
Ranked 104th. 		40.4%
Ranked 47th. 91% more than Canada
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines 0.0
Ranked 142nd. 		16.5
Ranked 42nd.
Manslaughters per million 1.88
Ranked 56th. 		11.57
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Canada
Prosecutions > Murders 328%
Ranked 30th. 		689%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Canada
Prosecutions > Adults 372,084
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Chile 		26,862
Ranked 20th.
Prosecutions > Adults per 1000 11.42
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Chile 		1.63
Ranked 32nd.
Females prosecuted 90,044
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Chile 		20,669
Ranked 10th.
Prosecutions > Murders per million 10.07%
Ranked 46th. 		41.75%
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Canada
United States extradition treaties > Date signed December 3, 1971<br>Jun. 28, July 9, 1974<br>January 11, 1988<br>January 12, 2001 April 17, 1900
Females prosecuted per 1000 2.87
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Chile 		1.31
Ranked 12th.
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines per million 0.0
Ranked 140th. 		1.04
Ranked 60th.
Prosecutions > Juveniles 56,463
Ranked 2nd. 1313 times more than Chile 		43
Ranked 43th.
Prosecutions > Juveniles per million 1,733.27
Ranked 4th. 665 times more than Chile 		2.61
Ranked 45th.

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