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

STAT Canada Saudi Arabia HISTORY
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years 56.01
Ranked 70th.
56.45
Ranked 69th. 1% more than Canada
Burglaries 680.9
Ranked 10th. 6809 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.1
Ranked 5th.
Crime levels 39.03
Ranked 53th. 67% more than Saudi Arabia
23.41
Ranked 79th.
Drugs > Annual cannabis use 12.6%
Ranked 2nd. 42 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.3%
Ranked 21st.
Drugs > Opiates use 0.4%
Ranked 9th. 40 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.01%
Ranked 14th.
Murder rate 2.05 0.9
Robberies 94.2
Ranked 16th. 32 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.9
Ranked 10th.
Total crimes 2.52 million
Ranked 8th. 30 times more than Saudi Arabia
84,599
Ranked 48th.
Total crimes per 1000 80.25
Ranked 10th. 21 times more than Saudi Arabia
3.88
Ranked 71st.
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 30.8
Ranked 13th.
35
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Canada
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 1.56
Ranked 12th. 50% more than Saudi Arabia
1.04
Ranked 86th.

Violent crime > Murder rate 554
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
265
Ranked 59th.

Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 16.23
Ranked 62nd. 59% more than Saudi Arabia
10.23
Ranked 108th.

Violent crime > Murders 554
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
265
Ranked 59th.

Violent crime > Murders per million people 16.23
Ranked 62nd. 59% more than Saudi Arabia
10.23
Ranked 108th.

Fear of crime > Violent hate crime 21.24
Ranked 67th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia
20.9
Ranked 70th.
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night 59.14
Ranked 32nd.
71.03
Ranked 15th. 20% more than Canada
Kidnappings 13.82
Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.49
Ranked 4th.
Murders > Per 100,000 people 2
Ranked 98th.
3.2
Ranked 77th. 60% more than Canada
Prisoners 35,519 prisoners
Ranked 39th. 24% more than Saudi Arabia
28,612 prisoners
Ranked 43th.
Assaults 737.5
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Saudi Arabia
63.2
Ranked 6th.
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence None None
Auto theft 268.3
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
85.4
Ranked 3rd.
Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery 34.04
Ranked 57th. 62% more than Saudi Arabia
20.97
Ranked 80th.
Murders > WHO 1.5
Ranked 141st. 50% more than Saudi Arabia
1
Ranked 162nd.
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day 84.64
Ranked 29th.
85.89
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Canada

Prisoners > Per capita 116 per 100,000 people
Ranked 75th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia
110 per 100,000 people
Ranked 80th.
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence Various crimes including armed robbery, extortion, and most offenses resulting in death Homosexuality, witchcraft
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked 31.37
Ranked 66th. 20% more than Saudi Arabia
26.23
Ranked 76th.
Software piracy rate 33%
Ranked 90th.
51%
Ranked 68th. 55% more than Canada
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft 46.34
Ranked 58th. 53% more than Saudi Arabia
30.33
Ranked 86th.
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 53.53
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
25
Ranked 84th.
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 32.31
Ranked 77th.
50.86
Ranked 65th. 57% more than Canada
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 7 years minimum to infinite Never
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted 33.84
Ranked 57th.
37.9
Ranked 48th. 12% more than Canada
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed 29.85
Ranked 68th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
29.44
Ranked 70th.
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 death penalty for traffickers; improving anti-money-laundering legislation and enforcement
Frauds 91,235
Ranked 7th. 123 times more than Saudi Arabia
741
Ranked 59th.
Gun ownership > Guns per 100 residents > 2007 30.8
Ranked 12th.
35
Ranked 5th. 14% more than Canada
Serious assaults 173.8
Ranked 2nd. 24 times more than Saudi Arabia
7.2
Ranked 6th.
Prisoners per 1000 1.13 prisoners
Ranked 82nd.
1.31 prisoners
Ranked 67th. 16% more than Canada
Prosecution rate 1,313
Ranked 12th. 263 times more than Saudi Arabia
5
Ranked 44th.
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. As a strongly Islamic nation, Saudi Arabia exercises very strict laws, a fact that is reflected in its high number of <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_exe-crime-executions">executions</a> annually. In 2007, they were had the 3rd highest in the world, with 143, though that was some way behind Iran (317) and China (470). Nevertheless, they still have a <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_pri-crime-prisoners">prisoner population</a> of more than 28,600, but over half of these are <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_pri_for_pri-crime-prisoners-foreign">foreign prisoners</a>.
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence High treason, murder, war crimes, and crimes against humanity Apostasy, Drug trafficking, Willful killing,
Judges 6.5%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
3.2%
Ranked 8th.

Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter 34.74
Ranked 67th. 8% more than Saudi Arabia
32.26
Ranked 71st.
Prisoners > Female 5%
Ranked 47th.
6.6%
Ranked 20th. 32% 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. Yes
Punishment > Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Car thefts 161,506
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia
18,717
Ranked 26th.
Car thefts per 1000 5.15
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.858
Ranked 35th.
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen 45.76
Ranked 58th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
45.49
Ranked 59th.
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence Yes No
Prosecutors 11.6%
Ranked 6th. 93% more than Saudi Arabia
6%
Ranked 9th.
Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen 31.47
Ranked 65th.
34.68
Ranked 54th. 10% more than Canada
Prison staff 92.5%
Ranked 10th. 64% more than Saudi Arabia
56.3%
Ranked 5th.

Jails 198
Ranked 15th. 90% more than Saudi Arabia
104
Ranked 25th.
Manslaughters 59
Ranked 31st. 11% more than Saudi Arabia
53
Ranked 32nd.
Frauds per 1000 2.91
Ranked 7th. 86 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.034
Ranked 74th.
Prosecution rate per million 40.31
Ranked 28th. 205 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.197
Ranked 41st.
Jails per million 6.31
Ranked 20th. 32% more than Saudi Arabia
4.77
Ranked 31st.
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 21.1%
Ranked 104th.
65.8%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Canada
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines 0.0
Ranked 142nd.
33.8
Ranked 27th.
Manslaughters per million 1.88
Ranked 56th.
2.43
Ranked 49th. 29% more than Canada
Prosecutions > Murders 328%
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
112%
Ranked 39th.
Prosecutions > Adults 372,084
Ranked 4th. 74417 times more than Saudi Arabia
5
Ranked 56th.
Prosecutions > Adults per 1000 11.42
Ranked 5th. 57960 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.000197
Ranked 57th.
Prosecutions > Murders per million 10.07%
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
4.41%
Ranked 52nd.
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines per million 0.0
Ranked 140th.
1.55
Ranked 48th.
Prosecutions > Juveniles 56,463
Ranked 2nd. 11293 times more than Saudi Arabia
5
Ranked 54th.
Prosecutions > Juveniles per million 1,733.27
Ranked 4th. 8795 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.197
Ranked 56th.

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