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

STAT Canada South Africa HISTORY
Age of criminal responsibility 12
Ranked 35th. 20% more than South Africa 		10
Ranked 41st.
Assault rate 737.5
Ranked 10th. 		1,188
Ranked 4th. 61% more than Canada
Crime levels 39.03
Ranked 53th. 		86.27
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Canada
Drugs > Annual cannabis use 12.6%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Africa 		4.3%
Ranked 13th.
Drugs > Opiates use 0.4%
Ranked 9th. 33% more than South Africa 		0.3%
Ranked 9th.
Murder rate 2.05 34
Police officers 191.4
Ranked 25th. 		343.5
Ranked 18th. 79% more than Canada
Rape rate 1.7
Ranked 47th. 		132.4
Ranked 1st. 78 times more than Canada
Total crimes 2.52 million
Ranked 8th. 		2.68 million
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Canada
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 30.8
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than South Africa 		12.7
Ranked 48th.
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 1.56
Ranked 12th. 		31
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Canada
Violent crime > Murder rate 554
Ranked 31st. 		15,940
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Canada
Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 16.23
Ranked 62nd. 		318.86
Ranked 11th. 20 times more than Canada
Violent crime > Rapes 576
Ranked 28th. 		66,196
Ranked 2nd. 115 times more than Canada
Violent crime > Rapes per million people 16.88
Ranked 47th. 		1,324.15
Ranked 1st. 78 times more than Canada
Total crimes per 1000 80.25
Ranked 10th. 36% more than South Africa 		58.94
Ranked 15th.
Murders with firearms per million 4.59
Ranked 28th. 		700.98
Ranked 1st. 153 times more than Canada
Violent crime > Murders per million people 16.23
Ranked 62nd. 		318.86
Ranked 11th. 20 times more than Canada
Violent crime > Murders 554
Ranked 31st. 		15,940
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Canada
Burglaries 680.9
Ranked 10th. 		852.8
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Canada
Robberies 94.2
Ranked 16th. 		494.5
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Canada
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years 56.01
Ranked 70th. 		78.12
Ranked 14th. 39% more than Canada
Fear of crime > Violent hate crime 21.24
Ranked 67th. 		66.85
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Canada
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night 59.14
Ranked 32nd. 6 times more than South Africa 		10.71
Ranked 87th.
Kidnappings 13.82
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Africa 		6.65
Ranked 2nd.
Murders > Per 100,000 people 2
Ranked 98th. 		69
Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Canada
Murders with firearms 144
Ranked 14th. 		31,918
Ranked 1st. 222 times more than Canada
Prisoners 35,519 prisoners
Ranked 39th. 		181,944 prisoners
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Canada
Assaults 737.5
Ranked 6th. 		1,188
Ranked 1st. 61% more than Canada
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence None None
Auto theft 268.3
Ranked 14th. 33% more than South Africa 		201.6
Ranked 1st.
Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery 34.04
Ranked 57th. 		86.94
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Canada
Murders > WHO 1.5
Ranked 141st. 		39.5
Ranked 5th. 26 times more than Canada
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day 84.64
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than South Africa 		39.49
Ranked 87th.
Serious assault rate 173.8
Ranked 6th. 		576.5
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Canada
United States extradition treaties > Entered into force March 22, 1976<br>March 22, 1976<br>November 26, 1991<br>April 30, 2003 June 25, 2001
Drugs > Lifetime cannabis use 44.5%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Africa 		8.4%
Ranked 6th.
Prisoners > Per capita 116 per 100,000 people
Ranked 75th. 		402 per 100,000 people
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Canada
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence Various crimes including armed robbery, extortion, and most offenses resulting in death ??
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked 31.37
Ranked 66th. 		75.68
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Canada
Software piracy rate 33%
Ranked 90th. 		34%
Ranked 88th. 3% more than Canada
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft 46.34
Ranked 58th. 		81.61
Ranked 7th. 76% more than Canada
Drug offences 92,590 per 100,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 72% more than South Africa 		53,810 per 100,000 people
Ranked 4th.
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 53.53
Ranked 30th. 		71.43
Ranked 10th. 33% more than Canada
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 32.31
Ranked 77th. 		92.56
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Canada
Sentence Length 1
Ranked 46th. 		48.08
Ranked 23th. 48 times more than Canada
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 7 years minimum to infinite 10, 15, or 25 years
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted 33.84
Ranked 57th. 		63.48
Ranked 9th. 88% more than Canada
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed 29.85
Ranked 68th. 		82.21
Ranked 5th. 3 times 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 center for heroin, hashish, and cocaine, as well as a major cultivator of marijuana in its own right; cocaine and heroin consumption on the rise; world's largest market for illicit methaqualone, usually imported illegally from India through various east African countries, but increasingly producing its own synthetic drugs for domestic consumption; attractive venue for money launderers given the increasing level of organized criminal and narcotics activity in the region and the size of the South African economy
Frauds 91,235
Ranked 7th. 62% more than South Africa 		56,232
Ranked 10th.
Gun ownership > Guns per 100 residents > 2007 30.8
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than South Africa 		12.7
Ranked 21st.
Serious assaults 173.8
Ranked 2nd. 		576.5
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Canada
Prisoners per 1000 1.13 prisoners
Ranked 82nd. 		4 prisoners
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Canada
Prosecution rate 1,313
Ranked 12th. 		2,689
Ranked 6th. 2 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. South Africa is one of the least lawful countries on earth, with the 5th highest number of <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_tot_cri-crime-total-crimes">total crimes</a> reported in 2002. Some 32,000 of the 2.6 million crimes were <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur_wit_fir-crime-murders-with-firearms">murders with firearms</a>, placing the country top of the global table, and 11,000 are <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_man-crime-manslaughters">manslaughters</a>, the 2nd highest number. Unsurprisingly then, South Africa has an army of 101,000 in their <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_pol-crime-police">police force</a>.
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence High treason, murder, war crimes, and crimes against humanity Certain murder, rape and robbery
Judges 6.5%
Ranked 1st. 51% more than South Africa 		4.3%
Ranked 6th.
Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter 34.74
Ranked 67th. 		82.06
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Canada
Death penalty > Abolition date 1,998
Ranked 4th. The same as South Africa 		1,997
Ranked 4th.
Death penalty > Abolition for ordinary crimes 1,976
Ranked 1st. 		1,995
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Canada
Prisoners > Female 5%
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than South Africa 		2.2%
Ranked 106th.
Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 Yes, but only when tried as adult, with lower parole eligibility date. ??
Punishment > Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Car thefts 161,506
Ranked 5th. 73% more than South Africa 		93,133
Ranked 9th.
Car thefts per 1000 5.15
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Africa 		2.05
Ranked 19th.
Death penalty > Last executed 1,962
Ranked 2nd. 		1,991
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Canada
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen 45.76
Ranked 58th. 		81.48
Ranked 4th. 78% more than Canada
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence Yes No
Prosecutors 11.6%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa 		5.5%
Ranked 4th.
Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen 31.47
Ranked 65th. 		77.59
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Canada
Prison staff 92.5%
Ranked 10th. 94% more than South Africa 		47.7%
Ranked 8th.
Jails 198
Ranked 15th. 		228
Ranked 12th. 15% more than Canada
Manslaughters 59
Ranked 31st. 		11,202
Ranked 2nd. 190 times more than Canada
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 94.3%
Ranked 99th. 		159.4%
Ranked 26th. 69% more than Canada
Frauds per 1000 2.91
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than South Africa 		1.23
Ranked 25th.
Prosecution rate per million 40.31
Ranked 28th. 		56.34
Ranked 24th. 40% more than Canada
Jails per million 6.31
Ranked 20th. 26% more than South Africa 		5.01
Ranked 28th.
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 21.1%
Ranked 104th. 		28.3%
Ranked 80th. 34% more than Canada
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines 0.0
Ranked 142nd. 		34
Ranked 26th.
Manslaughters per million 1.88
Ranked 56th. 		246.02
Ranked 1st. 131 times more than Canada
Prosecutions > Murders 328%
Ranked 30th. 		10,696%
Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Canada
Prosecutions > Adults per 1000 11.42
Ranked 5th. 2291 times more than South Africa 		0.00499
Ranked 47th.
Prosecutions > Adults 372,084
Ranked 4th. 1563 times more than South Africa 		238
Ranked 46th.
Prosecutions > Murders per million 10.07%
Ranked 46th. 		224.09%
Ranked 2nd. 22 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 September 16, 1999
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines per million 0.0
Ranked 140th. 		0.747
Ranked 70th.
Judges of the International Criminal Court > Term End 2009 2009
Prosecutions > Juveniles 56,463
Ranked 2nd. 237 times more than South Africa 		238
Ranked 37th.
Judges of the International Criminal Court > Elected 2003 2003
Prosecutions > Juveniles per million 1,733.27
Ranked 4th. 348 times more than South Africa 		4.99
Ranked 41st.

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