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

STAT China United States HISTORY
Age of criminal responsibility 14
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than United States 		6
Ranked 58th.
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years 49.28
Ranked 82nd. 		65.22
Ranked 44th. 32% more than China
Burglaries 90.7
Ranked 5th. 		714.4
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than China
Crime levels 22.1
Ranked 83th. 		55.84
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than China
Drugs > Opiates use 0.2%
Ranked 7th. 		0.57%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than China
Fear of crime > Violent hate crime 21.13
Ranked 68th. 		32.55
Ranked 31st. 54% more than China
Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year) 2,014
Ranked 3rd. The same as United States 		2,014
Ranked 1st.
Murder rate 1.2 5
Robberies 24.5
Ranked 9th. 		146.4
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than China
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 4.9
Ranked 97th. 		88.8
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than China
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 1.12
Ranked 80th. 		4.7
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than China
Violent crime > Murder rate 13,410
Ranked 6th. 3% more than United States 		12,996
Ranked 9th.
Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 10.02
Ranked 74th. 		42.01
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than China
Violent crime > Murders 13,410
Ranked 6th. 3% more than United States 		12,996
Ranked 9th.
Violent crime > Murders per million people 10.02
Ranked 74th. 		42.01
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than China
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night 72.89
Ranked 13th. 74% more than United States 		41.84
Ranked 60th.
Murders > Per 100,000 people 2.2
Ranked 90th. 		5.9
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than China
International Court of Justice > Current composition > Term End 2012 2015
Age of criminal responsibility (notes) Absolute minimum for acts that constitute the following crimes: homicide, wounding resulting in death, rape, robbery, arson, explosion, planting of toxic substances and trafficking in dangerous drugs. The minimum age for other crimes are 16. In Hong Kong, the minimum age is 10 and in Macau, 16. 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 1.55 million prisoners
Ranked 2nd. 		2.02 million prisoners
Ranked 1st. 30% more than China
Assaults 9.5
Ranked 10th. 		786.7
Ranked 1st. 83 times more than China
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence None None
Auto theft 35.5
Ranked 5th. 		390.2
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than China
Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery 23.91
Ranked 71st. 		75.54
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than China
Murders > WHO 1.9
Ranked 131st. 		5.6
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than China
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day 85.71
Ranked 27th. 14% more than United States 		75.24
Ranked 57th.
Drugs > Lifetime cannabis use 0.3%
Ranked 8th. 		51.6%
Ranked 1st. 172 times more than China
Prisoners > Per capita 119 per 100,000 people
Ranked 71st. 		715 per 100,000 people
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than China
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence Various Varies by state
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked 24.31
Ranked 78th. 		42.08
Ranked 43th. 73% more than China
Software piracy rate 82%
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than United States 		20%
Ranked 106th.
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft 37.86
Ranked 75th. 		57.93
Ranked 28th. 53% more than China
Drug offences 3.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 59th. 		560.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 41st. 144 times more than China
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 26.74
Ranked 81st. 		61.82
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than China
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 76.23
Ranked 39th. 80% more than United States 		42.45
Ranked 69th.
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 10 years for non-violent crimes; never for murder, rape, kidnap, arson, explosives offences, putting hazardous materials or other organized violent crimes 15 years minimum to infinite, or never (depending on crime and state)
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted 30.71
Ranked 71st. 		44.84
Ranked 33th. 46% more than China
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed 25.36
Ranked 76th. 		45.01
Ranked 47th. 77% more than China
Illicit drugs major transshipment point for heroin produced in the Golden Triangle region of Southeast Asia; growing domestic drug abuse problem; source country for chemical precursors, despite new regulations on its large chemical industry 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
Serious assaults 0.2
Ranked 7th. 		281.6
Ranked 1st. 1408 times more than China
Prisoners per 1000 1.21 prisoners
Ranked 74th. 		7.02 prisoners
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than China
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence No Varies by state
Judges 14%
Ranked 12th. 30% more than United States 		10.8%
Ranked 3rd.
Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter 26.81
Ranked 80th. 		48.52
Ranked 39th. 81% more than China
Drugs > HIV testing amongst drug users 36.8%
Ranked 15th. 		46.8%
Ranked 12th. 27% more than China
Prisoners > Female 4.4%
Ranked 57th. 		8.5%
Ranked 9th. 93% more than China
Judges and Magistrates 204,096
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than United States 		29,023
Ranked 3rd.
Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 Yes Yes ( de jure )
Punishment > Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Executions 470 executions
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than United States 		42 executions
Ranked 7th.
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen 36.59
Ranked 75th. 		59.02
Ranked 33th. 61% more than China
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence No Yes
Prosecutors 13.5%
Ranked 6th. 53% more than United States 		8.8%
Ranked 1st.
Judges and Magistrates per million 159.4
Ranked 16th. 58% more than United States 		100.91
Ranked 31st.
Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen 29.17
Ranked 67th. 		42.04
Ranked 45th. 44% more than China
Prison staff 22.1%
Ranked 7th. 		138.3%
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than China
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners 0.03%
Ranked 84th. 		0.5%
Ranked 77th. 17 times more than China
Executions per million 0.357 executions
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than United States 		0.139 executions
Ranked 28th.

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