Germany vs United States Crime Stats Compared

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

STAT	Germany	United States
Age of criminal responsibility	14 Ranked 20th. 2 times more than United States	6 Ranked 58th.
Crime levels	23.57 Ranked 77th.	55.84 Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Germany
Drugs > Annual cannabis use	4.8% Ranked 4th.	13.7% Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Germany
Drugs > Opiates use	0.3% Ranked 6th.	0.57% Ranked 3rd. 90% more than Germany
Murder rate	0.86	5
Police officers	303.8 Ranked 15th. 25% more than United States	243.6 Ranked 27th.
Rape rate	9.4 Ranked 24th.	27.3 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Germany
Total crimes	6.51 million Ranked 3rd.	11.88 million Ranked 1st. 83% more than Germany
Total crimes per 1000	78.89 Ranked 11th. 91% more than United States	41.29 Ranked 22nd.
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents	30.3 Ranked 15th.	88.8 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Germany
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate	0.81 Ranked 43th.	4.7 Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Germany
Violent crime > Murder rate	690 Ranked 29th.	12,996 Ranked 9th. 19 times more than Germany
Violent crime > Murder rate per million people	8.44 Ranked 79th.	42.01 Ranked 43th. 5 times more than Germany
Violent crime > Rapes	7,724 Ranked 5th.	84,767 Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Germany
Violent crime > Rapes per million people	94.45 Ranked 24th.	274.04 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Germany
Murders with firearms per million	3.26 Ranked 33th.	32.57 Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Germany
Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year)	1,945 Ranked 7th.	2,014 Ranked 1st. 4% more than Germany
Violent crime > Murders per million people	8.44 Ranked 79th.	42.01 Ranked 43th. 5 times more than Germany
Violent crime > Murders	690 Ranked 29th.	12,996 Ranked 9th. 19 times more than Germany
Burglaries	631.6 Ranked 12th.	714.4 Ranked 9th. 13% more than Germany
Robberies	65.2 Ranked 30th.	146.4 Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Germany
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years	52.2 Ranked 77th.	65.22 Ranked 44th. 25% more than Germany
Fear of crime > Violent hate crime	25.93 Ranked 53th.	32.55 Ranked 31st. 26% more than Germany
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night	75.16 Ranked 9th. 80% more than United States	41.84 Ranked 60th.
Murders > Per 100,000 people	1 Ranked 119th.	5.9 Ranked 63th. 6 times more than Germany
Murders with firearms	269 Ranked 11th.	9,369 Ranked 4th. 35 times more than Germany
International Court of Justice > Current composition > Term End	2012	2015
Age of criminal responsibility (notes)	Minors between 14 and 18 years are sentenced by juvenile justice. An adult between 18 and 21 years may still be sentenced by juvenile justice if mental matureness is not existing.	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	74,904 prisoners Ranked 16th.	2.02 million prisoners Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Germany
Assaults	619.9 Ranked 7th.	786.7 Ranked 1st. 27% more than Germany
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence	None	None
Auto theft	51.4 Ranked 35th.	390.2 Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Germany
Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery	20.81 Ranked 82nd.	75.54 Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Germany
Murders > WHO	0.7 Ranked 174th.	5.6 Ranked 88th. 8 times more than Germany
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day	92.19 Ranked 9th. 23% more than United States	75.24 Ranked 57th.
Drugs > Lifetime cannabis use	24.5% Ranked 1st.	51.6% Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Germany
Prisoners > Per capita	96 per 100,000 people Ranked 93th.	715 per 100,000 people Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Germany
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence	See details	Varies by state
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked	28.44 Ranked 70th.	42.08 Ranked 43th. 48% more than Germany
Software piracy rate	27% Ranked 95th. 35% more than United States	20% Ranked 106th.
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft	35.47 Ranked 80th.	57.93 Ranked 28th. 63% more than Germany
Drug offences	250,969 per 100,000 people Ranked 1st. 448 times more than United States	560.1 per 100,000 people Ranked 41st.
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs	36.25 Ranked 66th.	61.82 Ranked 19th. 71% more than Germany
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery	23.53 Ranked 88th.	42.45 Ranked 69th. 80% more than Germany
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole	15 years	15 years minimum to infinite, or never (depending on crime and state)
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted	35.16 Ranked 54th.	44.84 Ranked 33th. 28% more than Germany
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed	22.8 Ranked 79th.	45.01 Ranked 47th. 97% 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	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	926,903 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States	371,800 Ranked 2nd.
Gun ownership > Guns per 100 residents > 2007	30.3 Ranked 14th.	88.8 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Germany
Serious assaults	183.1 Ranked 1st.	281.6 Ranked 1st. 54% more than Germany
Prisoners per 1000	0.908 prisoners Ranked 96th.	7.02 prisoners Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Germany
Murders committed by youths	156 Ranked 25th.	8,226 Ranked 3rd. 53 times more than Germany
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence	Aggravated murder, genocide resulting in death, crimes against humanity resulting in death, war crimes against persons resulting in death	Varies by state
Judges	17.8% Ranked 13th. 65% more than United States	10.8% Ranked 3rd.
Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter	26.09 Ranked 82nd.	48.52 Ranked 39th. 86% more than Germany
Drugs > HIV testing amongst drug users	50.45% Ranked 19th. 8% more than United States	46.8% Ranked 12th.
Prisoners > Female	5% Ranked 45th.	8.5% Ranked 9th. 70% more than Germany
Suicide rates > Ages 15-24	4.7 per 100,000 people Ranked 16th.	13.7 per 100,000 people Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Germany
Judges and Magistrates	20,901 Ranked 4th.	29,023 Ranked 3rd. 39% more than Germany
Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21	10 years	Yes ( de jure )
Punishment > Has life imprisonment	Yes	Yes
Car thefts	70,617 Ranked 10th.	1.25 million Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Germany
Car thefts per 1000	0.856 Ranked 36th.	4.33 Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Germany
Murders committed by youths per million	1.9 Ranked 63th.	29.48 Ranked 16th. 16 times more than Germany
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen	27.87 Ranked 83th.	59.02 Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Germany
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence	No	Yes
Adults prosecuted	513,482 Ranked 8th.	14.2 million Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Germany
Prosecutors	6.1% Ranked 25th.	8.8% Ranked 1st. 44% more than Germany
Judges and Magistrates per million	253.38 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United States	100.91 Ranked 31st.
Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen	21.31 Ranked 80th.	42.04 Ranked 45th. 97% more than Germany
Believe in police efficiency	67% Ranked 12th.	89% Ranked 1st. 33% more than Germany
Prison staff	43.8% Ranked 34th.	138.3% Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Germany
Jails	209 Ranked 13th.	1,558 Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Germany
Murders committed by youths per capita	0.8 Ranked 55th.	11 Ranked 14th. 14 times more than Germany
Adults prosecuted per 1000	6.22 Ranked 28th.	49.38 Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Germany
Perception of safety > Burglary	45% Ranked 14th.	78% Ranked 4th. 73% more than Germany
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners	29.9% Ranked 19th. 60 times more than United States	0.5% Ranked 77th.
Suicide rates > Ages 25-34	9.4 per 100,000 people Ranked 16th.	15.3 per 100,000 people Ranked 10th. 63% more than Germany
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled	100.5% Ranked 91st.	0.0 Ranked 126th.
Frauds per 1000	11.24 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than United States	1.29 Ranked 24th.
Jails per million	2.53 Ranked 60th.	5.42 Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Germany
Suicide rates > Ages above 75	45.9 per 100,000 people Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United States	22 per 100,000 people Ranked 10th.
Suicide rates > Ages 35-44	15.8 per 100,000 people Ranked 11th. 3% more than United States	15.3 per 100,000 people Ranked 12th.
Reporting to police	48% Ranked 12th.	52% Ranked 7th. 8% more than Germany
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees	21.2% Ranked 102nd. 6% more than United States	20% Ranked 106th.
Suicide rates > Ages 45-54	28.8 per 100,000 people Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States	14.3 per 100,000 people Ranked 13th.
Suicide rates > Ages 65-74	34.4 per 100,000 people Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United States	15.3 per 100,000 people Ranked 11th.
Suicide rates > Ages 55-64	32.6 per 100,000 people Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United States	13.3 per 100,000 people Ranked 13th.

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

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