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

STAT Costa Rica United States HISTORY
Crime levels 72.37
Ranked 15th. 30% more than United States 		55.84
Ranked 30th.
Drugs > Annual cannabis use 1%
Ranked 19th. 		13.7%
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Costa Rica
Drugs > Opiates use 0.1%
Ranked 5th. 		0.57%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Costa Rica
Murder rate 11 5
Murders with firearms per million 32
Ranked 11th. 		32.57
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Costa Rica
Police officers 275.3
Ranked 20th. 13% more than United States 		243.6
Ranked 27th.
Rape rate 36.7
Ranked 7th. 34% more than United States 		27.3
Ranked 9th.
Total crimes 40,263
Ranked 57th. 		11.88 million
Ranked 1st. 295 times more than Costa Rica
Total crimes per 1000 9.84
Ranked 53th. 		41.29
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 9.9
Ranked 62nd. 		88.8
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Costa Rica
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 10
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than United States 		4.7
Ranked 7th.
Violent crime > Murder rate 527
Ranked 34th. 		12,996
Ranked 9th. 25 times more than Costa Rica
Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 112.86
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than United States 		42.01
Ranked 43th.
Violent crime > Rapes 1,685
Ranked 20th. 		84,767
Ranked 1st. 50 times more than Costa Rica
Violent crime > Rapes per million people 366.19
Ranked 7th. 34% more than United States 		274.04
Ranked 9th.
Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year) 1,859
Ranked 31st. 		2,014
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Costa Rica
Violent crime > Murders per million people 112.86
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than United States 		42.01
Ranked 43th.
Violent crime > Murders 527
Ranked 34th. 		12,996
Ranked 9th. 25 times more than Costa Rica
Burglaries 3.9
Ranked 19th. 		714.4
Ranked 9th. 183 times more than Costa Rica
Robberies 527.3
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United States 		146.4
Ranked 10th.
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years 69.44
Ranked 33th. 6% more than United States 		65.22
Ranked 44th.
Fear of crime > Violent hate crime 15.28
Ranked 84th. 		32.55
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night 23.68
Ranked 80th. 		41.84
Ranked 60th. 77% more than Costa Rica
Murders > Per 100,000 people 7.3
Ranked 56th. 24% more than United States 		5.9
Ranked 63th.
Murders with firearms 131
Ranked 16th. 		9,369
Ranked 4th. 72 times more than Costa Rica
Prisoners 8,526 prisoners
Ranked 76th. 		2.02 million prisoners
Ranked 1st. 237 times more than Costa Rica
Assaults 19.7
Ranked 56th. 		786.7
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Costa Rica
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence 50 years None
Auto theft 127.4
Ranked 23th. 		390.2
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery 67.11
Ranked 20th. 		75.54
Ranked 10th. 13% more than Costa Rica
Murders > WHO 6.2
Ranked 85th. 11% more than United States 		5.6
Ranked 88th.
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day 65.79
Ranked 72nd. 		75.24
Ranked 57th. 14% more than Costa Rica
Prisoners > Per capita 229 per 100,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 		715 per 100,000 people
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence No life imprisonment sentence Varies by state
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked 47.37
Ranked 31st. 13% more than United States 		42.08
Ranked 43th.
Software piracy rate 61%
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than United States 		20%
Ranked 106th.
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft 72.37
Ranked 13th. 25% more than United States 		57.93
Ranked 28th.
Drug offences 1,099 per 100,000 people
Ranked 33th. 96% more than United States 		560.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 41st.
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 67.11
Ranked 14th. 9% more than United States 		61.82
Ranked 19th.
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 77.78
Ranked 36th. 83% more than United States 		42.45
Ranked 69th.
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole Varies, depending on sentence 15 years minimum to infinite, or never (depending on crime and state)
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted 33.82
Ranked 58th. 		44.84
Ranked 33th. 33% more than Costa Rica
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed 69.74
Ranked 15th. 55% more than United States 		45.01
Ranked 47th.
Illicit drugs transshipment country for cocaine and heroin from South America; illicit production of cannabis in remote areas; domestic cocaine consumption, particularly crack cocaine, is rising; significant consumption of 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
Frauds 1,849
Ranked 46th. 		371,800
Ranked 2nd. 201 times more than Costa Rica
Serious assaults 15.9
Ranked 28th. 		281.6
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Costa Rica
Prisoners per 1000 2.08 prisoners
Ranked 40th. 		7.02 prisoners
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Murders committed by youths 75
Ranked 39th. 		8,226
Ranked 3rd. 110 times more than Costa Rica
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence No life imprisonment sentence Varies by state
Judges 18%
Ranked 11th. 67% more than United States 		10.8%
Ranked 3rd.
Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter 76.32
Ranked 5th. 57% more than United States 		48.52
Ranked 39th.
Prisoners > Female 10.8%
Ranked 5th. 27% more than United States 		8.5%
Ranked 9th.
Judges and Magistrates 581
Ranked 39th. 		29,023
Ranked 3rd. 50 times more than Costa Rica
Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 ?? Yes ( de jure )
Punishment > Has life imprisonment No Yes
Car thefts 4,385
Ranked 37th. 		1.25 million
Ranked 1st. 284 times more than Costa Rica
Car thefts per 1000 1.07
Ranked 31st. 		4.33
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Murders committed by youths per million 19.52
Ranked 27th. 		29.48
Ranked 16th. 51% more than Costa Rica
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen 72.37
Ranked 15th. 23% more than United States 		59.02
Ranked 33th.
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence No Yes
Prosecutors 7.7%
Ranked 22nd. 		8.8%
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Costa Rica
Judges and Magistrates per million 141.92
Ranked 17th. 41% more than United States 		100.91
Ranked 31st.
Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen 61.84
Ranked 15th. 47% more than United States 		42.04
Ranked 45th.
Prison staff 69.7%
Ranked 22nd. 		138.3%
Ranked 1st. 98% more than Costa Rica
Murders committed by youths per capita 5.5
Ranked 27th. 		11
Ranked 14th. Twice as much as Costa Rica
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners 8.7%
Ranked 38th. 17 times more than United States 		0.5%
Ranked 77th.
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 109.6%
Ranked 79th. 		0.0
Ranked 126th.
Frauds per 1000 0.452
Ranked 39th. 		1.29
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Embezzlements 257
Ranked 43th. 		17,300
Ranked 4th. 67 times more than Costa Rica
Embezzlements per million 62.78
Ranked 38th. 4% more than United States 		60.15
Ranked 39th.
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 39.5%
Ranked 49th. 98% more than United States 		20%
Ranked 106th.

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