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Crime Stats: compare key data on Germany & Ireland

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  • Age of criminal responsibility: The age at which a person is no longer excluded from criminal liability.  The lowest age is indicated for countries where there isn’t a single age limit, for example where different states have different regulations (such as the USA) or there is different limits for boy and girls (such as in Iran). The spectrum is specifically wide for the USA and Mexico (both 6-12 years). Several US states do not stipulate any minimal age for criminal responsibility at all. For further qualifications, exceptions and other notes, please refer to notes.
  • Assault rate: Number of assaults recorded by police per 100,000 population
  • Crime levels: Level of crime. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How serious you feel the level of crime is?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Drugs > Annual cannabis use: Estimate of percentage of 15-64 year old population who use Cannabis.
  • Drugs > Opiates use: Annual prevalence.
  • Police officers: Number of police officers per 100,000 population.
  • Rape rate: Number of rape incidents per 100,000 citizens in different countries. Figures do not take into account rape incidents that go unreported to the police.
  • Suicide rates > Suicide rate (both sexes): Suicides per 100’000 residents per year.
  • Total crimes: Note: Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
  • Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents: Number of privately owned small firearms per 100 residents.
  • Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate: Homicides per 100’000 residents. Homicide is the death of a person purposefully inflicted by another person (it excludes suicides) outside of a state of war. Homicide is a broader category than murder, as it also includes manslaughter. The exact legal definition varies across countries, some of which include infanticide, assisted suicide, euthanasia and deaths caused by dangerous driving.
  • Violent crime > Murder rate: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population.
  • Violent crime > Murder rate per million people: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Violent crime > Rapes: The number of recorded rapes. Large numbers of rapes go unreported. South Africa is estimated to have 500,000 rapes per year, Egypt 200,000, China 32,000 and the UK with 85,000 rapes per year.
  • Violent crime > Rapes per million people: The number of recorded rapes. Large numbers of rapes go unreported. South Africa is estimated to have 500,000 rapes per year, Egypt 200,000, China 32,000 and the UK with 85,000 rapes per year. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Total crimes per 1000: Note: Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Murders with firearms per million: Total recorded intentional homicides committed with a firearm. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year): Year of last use.
  • Violent crime > Murders per million people: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Violent crime > Murders: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population.
  • Burglaries: Number of burglaries recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.
  • Rapes > Per capita: Number of sexual assaults recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Murders > Per capita: Number of convictions for intentional homicides in the given year. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Robberies: Number of robberies recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.
  • Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years: Crime increasing in the past 3 years. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "In the past three years would you say the level of crime in your community has increased, stayed about the same, or decreased?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Fear of crime > Violent hate crime: Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin colour, ethnic origin or religion. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How worried are you about)......being subject to a physical attack because of your skin colour, ethnic origin or religion?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night: Safety walking alone during night. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How safe do you feel walking alone in this city during the night?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Kidnappings: Number of kidnappings recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.
  • Murders > Per 100,000 people: Intentional homicide rate is the estimate of intentional homicides in a country as a result of domestic disputes that end in a killing, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, inter-gang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. The term, intentional homicide, is broad, but it does not include all intentional killing. In particular, deaths arising from armed conflict are usually considered separately. The difference is usually described by the organisation of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas the killing in armed conflict is usually committed by more or less cohesive groups of up to several hundred members. Two main sources of data are presented: criminal justice (law enforcement) measures (this series), supplemented by data from national statistical agencies, and measures from public health sources (see other intentional homicide series). These various sources measure slightly different phenomena and are therefore unlikely to provide identical numbers."
  • Murders with firearms: Total recorded intentional homicides committed with a firearm. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
  • Assaults: Number of assaults recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.
  • Punishment > Maximum length of sentence: Maximum length of sentence (under life).

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Auto theft: Number of motor vehicle thefts (car thefts) recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.
  • Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery: Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How much of a problem are...) violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Murders > WHO: Intentional homicide rate is the estimate of intentional homicides in a country as a result of domestic disputes that end in a killing, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, inter-gang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. The term, intentional homicide, is broad, but it does not include all intentional killing. In particular, deaths arising from armed conflict are usually considered separately. The difference is usually described by the organisation of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas the killing in armed conflict is usually committed by more or less cohesive groups of up to several hundred members. Two main sources of data are presented: criminal justice (law enforcement) measures (this series), supplemented by data from national statistical agencies, and measures from public health sources (see other intentional homicide series). These various sources measure slightly different phenomena and are therefore unlikely to provide identical numbers."
  • Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day: Safety walking alone during daylight. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How safe do you feel walking alone in this city during the daylight?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Serious assault rate: Number of major assaults recorded by police per 100,000 population
  • Drugs > Lifetime cannabis use: Adult lifetime cannabis use.
  • Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence: Possible other sentence.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Murders: Number of convictions for intentional homicides in the given year.
  • Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked: Worries attacked. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How worried are you about)......being physically attacked by strangers?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Software piracy rate: The piracy rate is the total number of units of pirated software deployed in 2007 divided by the total units of software installed.
  • Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft: Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How much of a problem are...) property crimes such as vandalism and theft?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Drug offences: Drug offence cases per 100,000 population (2000).
  • Perceived problems > Illegal drugs: Problem people using or dealing drugs. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How much of a problem are...) people using or dealing drugs?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery: Problem corruption and bribery. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How much of a problem are...) corruption and bribery?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole: Minimum to serve before eligibility for requesting parole.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Convictions: Number of people convicted of a crime.
  • Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted: Worries being insulted. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How worried are you about)......being insulted or pestered by anybody, while in the street or any other public place?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed: Worries being mugged or robbed. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How worried are you about)......being mugged and robbed?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Illicit drugs: Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
  • Frauds: Total recorded frauds. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
  • Serious assaults: Number of major assaults recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.
  • Murders committed by youths: Homicide rates among youths aged 10–29 years by country or area: most recent year available (variable 1990–1999).
  • Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence: Mandatory sentence.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Drug related crime: Number of drug related crimes recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.
  • Judges: Number of professional judges per 100,000 population.
  • Murders per million: Number of convictions for intentional homicides in the given year. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter: Worries home broken and things stolen. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How worried are you about....having your home broken into and something stolen?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Death penalty > Abolition date: Amnesty International
  • Suicide rates > Ages 15-24: Suicide rates per 100,000 people by given age group, late 1990s.
  • Human trafficking > Number prosecuted: Number of people prosecuted for tracking in persons (people smuggling) by country.
  • Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21: Under age of 18 (or 21).

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Convictions per 1000: Number of people convicted of a crime. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Punishment > Has life imprisonment: Life imprisonment.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Car thefts: Total recorded automobile thefts. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
  • Car thefts per 1000: Total recorded automobile thefts. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Murders committed by youths per million: Homicide rates among youths aged 10–29 years by country or area: most recent year available (variable 1990–1999). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen: Worries things from car stolen. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How worried are you about)......having things stolen from your car?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Corruption > Police recorded offences: Number of corruption-related offences as recorded by police in that country.
  • Punishment > Has indefinite sentence: Indefinite sentence (excl. preventive or psychiatric detainment).

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Human trafficking > Number prosecuted per million: Number of people prosecuted for tracking in persons (people smuggling) by country. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Prosecutors: Number of prosecutors per 100,000 population.
  • Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen: Worries car stolen. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How worried are you about)......having your car stolen?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Prison staff: Number of correction staff in adult prisons per 100,000 population.
  • Jails: Total number of adult prisons, penal or correctional institutions (excluding temporary jail lock-ups). Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
  • Manslaughters: Total recorded non-intentional homicides. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
  • Suicide rates > Ages 25-34: Suicide rates per 100,000 people in the given age group, late 1990s.
  • Frauds per 1000: Total recorded frauds. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Organised crime gang membership > Police recorded offenses: Number of organised crime gang participation offences recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.
  • Organised crime gang membership > Police recorded offenses per million: Number of organised crime gang participation offences recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Corruption > Police recorded offences per million: Number of corruption-related offences as recorded by police in that country. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Counterfeiting: Number of conterfeiting offences as recorded by police in that country.
  • Jails per million: Total number of adult prisons, penal or correctional institutions (excluding temporary jail lock-ups). Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Suicide rates > Ages above 75: Suicide rates per 100,000 people in the given age group, late 1990s.
  • Suicide rates > Ages 35-44: Suicide rates per 100,000 people in the given age group, late 1990s.
  • Suicide rates > Ages 45-54: Suicide rates per 100,000 people in the given age group, late 1990s.
  • Suicide rates > Ages 65-74: Suicide rates per 100,000 people in the given age group, late 1990s.
  • Unpaid diplomatic parking fines: Average Unpaid Annual New York City Parking Violations per Diplomat, 11/1997 to 11/2002.
  • Suicide rates > Ages 55-64: Suicide rates per 100,000 people in the given age group, late 1990s.
  • Convictions > Juveniles: Number of juveniles who were convicted of a crime in the given year.
  • Manslaughters per million: Total recorded non-intentional homicides. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Smuggling of migrants > Police recorded offences per million: Number of offences relating to smuggling of migrants (people smuggling) as recorded by police in that country. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Unpaid diplomatic parking fines per million: Average Unpaid Annual New York City Parking Violations per Diplomat, 11/1997 to 11/2002. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Smuggling of migrants > Police recorded offences: Number of offences relating to smuggling of migrants (people smuggling) as recorded by police in that country.
  • Convictions > Juveniles per million: Number of juveniles who were convicted of a crime in the given year. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Counterfeiting per million: Number of conterfeiting offences as recorded by police in that country. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Smuggling of migrants > Number prosecuted: Number of people prosecuted for smuggling migrants by country.
  • Smuggling of migrants > Number prosecuted per million: Number of people prosecuted for smuggling migrants by country. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Property crime > Losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism, and arson > % sales: Losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism, and arson (% sales). Losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism, and arson are the estimated losses from those causes that occurred on establishments' premises as a percentage of annual sales.
  • Corruption > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Corruption measures the share of senior managers who ranked corruption as a major or very severe constraint.
  • Courts > % of managers surveyed lacking confidence in courts to uphold property rights: Lack confidence that courts uphold property rights is the share of senior managers who do not agree with the statement: “I am confident that the judicial system will enforce my contractual and property rights in business disputes.”
  • Courts > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Courts measure the share of senior managers who ranked courts and dispute resolution systems as a major or very severe constraint.
  • % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Crime measures the share of senior managers who ranked crime, theft, and disorder as a major or very severe constraint.
STAT Germany Ireland HISTORY
Age of criminal responsibility 14
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Ireland
12
Ranked 38th.
Assault rate 619.9
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Ireland
93.9
Ranked 45th.
Crime levels 23.57
Ranked 77th.
56.68
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Germany
Drugs > Annual cannabis use 4.8%
Ranked 4th.
6.3%
Ranked 8th. 31% more than Germany
Drugs > Opiates use 0.3%
Ranked 6th.
0.6%
Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as Germany
Police officers 303.8
Ranked 15th. About the same as Ireland
303.3
Ranked 17th.

Rape rate 9.4
Ranked 24th.
10.7
Ranked 21st. 14% more than Germany

Suicide rates > Suicide rate (both sexes) 9.9
Ranked 7th.
11.9
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Germany
Total crimes 6.51 million
Ranked 3rd. 80 times more than Ireland
81,274
Ranked 50th.
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 30.3
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Ireland
8.6
Ranked 68th.
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 0.81
Ranked 43th.
0.96
Ranked 39th. 19% more than Germany

Violent crime > Murder rate 690
Ranked 29th. 13 times more than Ireland
54
Ranked 66th.

Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 8.44
Ranked 79th.
12.07
Ranked 69th. 43% more than Germany

Violent crime > Rapes 7,724
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than Ireland
479
Ranked 29th.

Violent crime > Rapes per million people 94.45
Ranked 24th.
107.05
Ranked 21st. 13% more than Germany

Total crimes per 1000 78.89
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Ireland
20.67
Ranked 40th.
Murders with firearms per million 3.26
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Ireland
3.05
Ranked 35th.
Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year) 1,945
Ranked 7th.
1,954
Ranked 19th. About the same as Germany

Violent crime > Murders per million people 8.44
Ranked 79th.
12.07
Ranked 69th. 43% more than Germany

Violent crime > Murders 690
Ranked 29th. 13 times more than Ireland
54
Ranked 66th.

Burglaries 631.6
Ranked 12th. 11% more than Ireland
567.9
Ranked 14th.
Rapes > Per capita 0.089 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd.
0.102 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 15% more than Germany
Murders > Per capita 2.48 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.
5.46 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Germany
Robberies 65.2
Ranked 30th. 17% more than Ireland
55.7
Ranked 34th.
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years 52.2
Ranked 77th.
71.74
Ranked 28th. 37% more than Germany
Fear of crime > Violent hate crime 25.93
Ranked 53th.
36.3
Ranked 22nd. 40% more than Germany
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night 75.16
Ranked 9th. 81% more than Ireland
41.59
Ranked 61st.
Kidnappings 0.17
Ranked 8th.
1.87
Ranked 16th. 11 times more than Germany
Murders > Per 100,000 people 1
Ranked 119th.
1.1
Ranked 116th. 10% more than Germany
Murders with firearms 269
Ranked 11th. 22 times more than Ireland
12
Ranked 41st.
Assaults 619.9
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Ireland
93.9
Ranked 32nd.
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence None None
Auto theft 51.4
Ranked 35th.
396
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Germany

Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery 20.81
Ranked 82nd.
50.43
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Germany
Murders > WHO 0.7
Ranked 174th. The same as Ireland
0.7
Ranked 178th.
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day 92.19
Ranked 9th. 32% more than Ireland
69.61
Ranked 67th.

Serious assault rate 183.1
Ranked 5th. 95% more than Ireland
93.9
Ranked 15th.
United States extradition treaties > Entered into force August 29, 1980<br>March 11, 1993 December 15, 1984
Drugs > Lifetime cannabis use 24.5%
Ranked 1st. 41% more than Ireland
17.4%
Ranked 1st.
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence See details See details
Murders 204%
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Ireland
23%
Ranked 33th.
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked 28.44
Ranked 70th.
56.74
Ranked 20th. Twice as much as Germany
Software piracy rate 27%
Ranked 95th.
34%
Ranked 89th. 26% more than Germany
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft 35.47
Ranked 80th.
61.85
Ranked 21st. 74% more than Germany
Drug offences 250,969 per 100,000 people
Ranked 1st. 1320 times more than Ireland
190.2 per 100,000 people
Ranked 50th.
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 36.25
Ranked 66th.
65.3
Ranked 15th. 80% more than Germany
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 23.53
Ranked 88th.
51.96
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Germany
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 15 years 12\u201330 years or never; individually set by judge
Convictions 524,627
Ranked 4th. 87438 times more than Ireland
6
Ranked 38th.
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted 35.16
Ranked 54th.
53.54
Ranked 20th. 52% more than Germany
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed 22.8
Ranked 79th.
53.07
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Germany
Illicit drugs source of precursor chemicals for South American cocaine processors; transshipment point for and consumer of Southwest Asian heroin, Latin American cocaine, and European-produced synthetic drugs; major financial center transshipment point for and consumer of hashish from North Africa to the UK and Netherlands and of European-produced synthetic drugs; increasing consumption of South American cocaine; minor transshipment point for heroin and cocaine destined for Western Europe; despite recent legislation, narcotics-related money laundering - using bureaux de change, trusts, and shell companies involving the offshore financial community - remains a concern
Frauds 926,903
Ranked 1st. 606 times more than Ireland
1,529
Ranked 49th.
Serious assaults 183.1
Ranked 1st. 95% more than Ireland
93.9
Ranked 9th.
Murders committed by youths 156
Ranked 25th. 16 times more than Ireland
10
Ranked 65th.
Background With 6.5 million crimes reported, Germany had the 3rd highest number of <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_tot_cri-crime-total-crimes">total crimes</a>&nbsp;in 2002, behind the US (11.8 million) and the UK (6.52 million). Strangely, it not only had the highest number of <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_dru_off-crime-drug-offences">drug related crimes</a>, but figures show that the frequency of incidences is 2.5 times that of the population - with 250,000 drug crimes per 100,000 of the population. Violent crime remains relatively low, however, with the rate of <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_gun_vio_hom_ove_hom_rat_per_100_pop-rate-per-100-000-pop">homicides per capita involving firearms</a>&nbsp;just 1.6 per 100,000 of the population. Ireland has the 50th largest number of crimes reported in the world, with just over 821,000 <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_tot_cri-crime-total-crimes">total crimes</a>&nbsp;reported, but violent crime is not very common. In fact, it boasts one of the fewest instances of <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur_wit_fir-crime-murders-with-firearms">murders with firearms</a>, with just 12 in 2002, and the number of <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur_com_by_you-crime-murders-committed-by-youths">murders committed by youths</a>&nbsp;as small as 10 in the same year. <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_dru_off-crime-drug-offences">Drug offences</a>&nbsp;are proportionately low, with 190.2 such crimes committed for every 100,000 of the population, as opposed to Germany, with almost 251,000 per 100,000 of the population.
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence Aggravated murder, genocide resulting in death, crimes against humanity resulting in death, war crimes against persons resulting in death Murder, treason, some serious injuries, etc. see details
Drug related crime 310
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Ireland
85
Ranked 20th.
Judges 17.8%
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Ireland
3%
Ranked 11th.

Murders per million 2.48%
Ranked 34th.
5.4%
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Germany
Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter 26.09
Ranked 82nd.
56.03
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Germany
Death penalty > Abolition date 1,987
Ranked 3rd.
1,990
Ranked 3rd. About the same as Germany
Suicide rates > Ages 15-24 4.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 16th.
8.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 12th. 87% more than Germany
Human trafficking > Number prosecuted 195
Ranked 5th.
0.0
Ranked 37th.

Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 10 years ??
Convictions per 1000 6.37
Ranked 17th. 4522 times more than Ireland
0.00141
Ranked 38th.
Punishment > Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Car thefts 70,617
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Ireland
14,851
Ranked 28th.
Car thefts per 1000 0.856
Ranked 36th.
3.78
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Germany
Murders committed by youths per million 1.9
Ranked 63th.
2.66
Ranked 55th. 40% more than Germany
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen 27.87
Ranked 83th.
56.25
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Germany
Corruption > Police recorded offences 1,792
Ranked 6th. 896 times more than Ireland
2
Ranked 45th.

Punishment > Has indefinite sentence No Yes
Human trafficking > Number prosecuted per million 2.37
Ranked 22nd.
0.0
Ranked 37th.

Prosecutors 6.1%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Ireland
1.8%
Ranked 44th.

Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen 21.31
Ranked 80th.
46.68
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Germany
Prison staff 43.8%
Ranked 34th.
73.9%
Ranked 17th. 69% more than Germany

Jails 209
Ranked 13th. 15 times more than Ireland
14
Ranked 60th.
Manslaughters 825
Ranked 12th. 92 times more than Ireland
9
Ranked 56th.
Suicide rates > Ages 25-34 9.4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 16th.
14 per 100,000 people
Ranked 12th. 49% more than Germany
Frauds per 1000 11.24
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Ireland
0.389
Ranked 42nd.
Organised crime gang membership > Police recorded offenses 840
Ranked 5th.
0.0
Ranked 63th.

Organised crime gang membership > Police recorded offenses per million 10.2
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 61st.

Corruption > Police recorded offences per million 21.75
Ranked 17th. 46 times more than Ireland
0.469
Ranked 42nd.

Counterfeiting 7,873
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Ireland
242
Ranked 33th.
Jails per million 2.53
Ranked 60th.
3.56
Ranked 45th. 41% more than Germany
Suicide rates > Ages above 75 45.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Ireland
6.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 17th.
Suicide rates > Ages 35-44 15.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Ireland
15.2 per 100,000 people
Ranked 13th.
Suicide rates > Ages 45-54 28.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Ireland
11 per 100,000 people
Ranked 15th.
Suicide rates > Ages 65-74 34.4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Ireland
10.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 16th.
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines 1
Ranked 114th.
0.0
Ranked 137th.
Suicide rates > Ages 55-64 32.6 per 100,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Ireland
15.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 10th.
Convictions > Juveniles 50,525
Ranked 1st. 8421 times more than Ireland
6
Ranked 37th.
Manslaughters per million 10
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Ireland
2.29
Ranked 52nd.
United States extradition treaties > Date signed June 20, 1978<br>October 21, 1986 July 13, 1983
Smuggling of migrants > Police recorded offences per million 43.36
Ranked 12th. 92 times more than Ireland
0.469
Ranked 42nd.

Unpaid diplomatic parking fines per million 0.0121
Ranked 116th.
0.0
Ranked 135th.
Smuggling of migrants > Police recorded offences 3,572
Ranked 6th. 1786 times more than Ireland
2
Ranked 47th.

Convictions > Juveniles per million 613.34
Ranked 12th. 436 times more than Ireland
1.41
Ranked 37th.
Counterfeiting per million 95.57
Ranked 6th. 64% more than Ireland
58.17
Ranked 25th.
Death penalty > Abolition > Year of last use > Wartime 1945 1922
Smuggling of migrants > Number prosecuted 840
Ranked 4th.
0.0
Ranked 49th.

Smuggling of migrants > Number prosecuted per million 10.2
Ranked 9th.
0.0
Ranked 49th.

Property crime > Losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism, and arson > % sales 0.5%
Ranked 7th. 67% more than Ireland
0.3%
Ranked 24th.
Corruption > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 3.85%
Ranked 35th. 28% more than Ireland
3%
Ranked 38th.
Courts > % of managers surveyed lacking confidence in courts to uphold property rights 10.32%
Ranked 38th.
28.33%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Germany
Courts > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 2.26%
Ranked 35th.
2.8%
Ranked 33th. 24% more than Germany
% of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 1.92%
Ranked 35th.
4.8%
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Germany

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