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

STAT Netherlands United States HISTORY
Age of criminal responsibility 12
Ranked 34th. Twice as much as United States 		6
Ranked 58th.
Crime levels 36.59
Ranked 58th. 		55.84
Ranked 30th. 53% more than Netherlands
Drugs > Annual cannabis use 5.4%
Ranked 6th. 		13.7%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Netherlands
Drugs > Opiates use 0.3%
Ranked 13th. 		0.57%
Ranked 3rd. 90% more than Netherlands
Murder rate 0.93 5
Police officers 0.9
Ranked 9th. 		243.6
Ranked 27th. 271 times more than Netherlands
Rape rate 9.2
Ranked 25th. 		27.3
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Total crimes 1.42 million
Ranked 13th. 		11.88 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Netherlands
Total crimes per 1000 88.11
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than United States 		41.29
Ranked 22nd.
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 3.9
Ranked 107th. 		88.8
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Netherlands
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 0.87
Ranked 14th. 		4.7
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Netherlands
Violent crime > Murder rate 179
Ranked 63th. 		12,996
Ranked 9th. 73 times more than Netherlands
Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 10.83
Ranked 97th. 		42.01
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Netherlands
Violent crime > Rapes 1,530
Ranked 17th. 		84,767
Ranked 1st. 55 times more than Netherlands
Violent crime > Rapes per million people 92.08
Ranked 25th. 		274.04
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year) 1,952
Ranked 20th. 		2,014
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Netherlands
Violent crime > Murders per million people 10.83
Ranked 97th. 		42.01
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Netherlands
Violent crime > Murders 179
Ranked 63th. 		12,996
Ranked 9th. 73 times more than Netherlands
Burglaries 427.5
Ranked 21st. 		714.4
Ranked 9th. 67% more than Netherlands
Robberies 83.7
Ranked 24th. 		146.4
Ranked 10th. 75% more than Netherlands
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years 61.76
Ranked 54th. 		65.22
Ranked 44th. 6% more than Netherlands
Fear of crime > Violent hate crime 28.57
Ranked 45th. 		32.55
Ranked 31st. 14% more than Netherlands
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night 61.9
Ranked 30th. 48% more than United States 		41.84
Ranked 60th.
Murders > Per 100,000 people 1.4
Ranked 111th. 		5.9
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than Netherlands
Rape victims 0.8%
Ranked 9th. Twice as much as United States 		0.4%
Ranked 13th.
Prisoners 16,930 prisoners
Ranked 55th. 		2.02 million prisoners
Ranked 1st. 119 times more than Netherlands
Assaults 351.8
Ranked 14th. 		786.7
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Netherlands
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence None None
Auto theft 138.3
Ranked 21st. 		390.2
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery 31.33
Ranked 60th. 		75.54
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Murders > WHO 1.2
Ranked 153th. 		5.6
Ranked 88th. 5 times more than Netherlands
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day 82.06
Ranked 39th. 9% more than United States 		75.24
Ranked 57th.
Assault victims 1%
Ranked 16th. 		1.2%
Ranked 9th. 20% more than Netherlands
Drugs > Lifetime cannabis use 22.6%
Ranked 8th. 		51.6%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Netherlands
Total crime victims 25.2%
Ranked 4th. 19% more than United States 		21.1%
Ranked 15th.
Prisoners > Per capita 112 per 100,000 people
Ranked 76th. 		715 per 100,000 people
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Netherlands
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence Attack on monarch, violence to parliament, several facts constituting an offence resulting in death of (a) person(s) (not manslaughter), manslaughter in combination with other facts, facts with intent to terrorism, treason Varies by state
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked 35.06
Ranked 59th. 		42.08
Ranked 43th. 20% more than Netherlands
Software piracy rate 28%
Ranked 94th. 40% more than United States 		20%
Ranked 106th.
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft 46.13
Ranked 61st. 		57.93
Ranked 28th. 26% more than Netherlands
Drug offences 12,683 per 100,000 people
Ranked 17th. 23 times more than United States 		560.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 41st.
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 45.54
Ranked 48th. 		61.82
Ranked 19th. 36% more than Netherlands
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 24.01
Ranked 87th. 		42.45
Ranked 69th. 77% more than Netherlands
Sentence Length 7
Ranked 39th. 		29
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Netherlands
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole Never 15 years minimum to infinite, or never (depending on crime and state)
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted 39.33
Ranked 45th. 		44.84
Ranked 33th. 14% more than Netherlands
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed 33.54
Ranked 66th. 		45.01
Ranked 47th. 34% more than Netherlands
Illicit drugs major European producer of synthetic drugs, including ecstasy, and cannabis cultivator; important gateway for cocaine, heroin, and hashish entering Europe; major source of US-bound ecstasy; large financial sector vulnerable to money laundering; significant consumer of ecstasy 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 24,563
Ranked 18th. 		371,800
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Netherlands
Prisoners per 1000 1.05 prisoners
Ranked 88th. 		7.02 prisoners
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Netherlands
Murders committed by youths 60
Ranked 40th. 		8,226
Ranked 3rd. 137 times more than Netherlands
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence None Varies by state
Judges 12.6%
Ranked 18th. 17% more than United States 		10.8%
Ranked 3rd.
Property crime victims 7.4%
Ranked 16th. 		10%
Ranked 7th. 35% more than Netherlands
Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter 40.77
Ranked 56th. 		48.52
Ranked 39th. 19% more than Netherlands
Drugs > HIV testing amongst drug users 73.9%
Ranked 9th. 58% more than United States 		46.8%
Ranked 12th.
Robbery victims 0.8%
Ranked 11th. 33% more than United States 		0.6%
Ranked 16th.
Prisoners > Female 6.8%
Ranked 18th. 		8.5%
Ranked 9th. 25% more than Netherlands
Suicide rates > Ages 15-24 6.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 14th. 		13.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 under 12 : never prosecution 12\u201315 : max. 12 months imprisonment 16\u201317 : max. 24 months imprisonment Yes ( de jure )
Punishment > Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Car thefts 35,384
Ranked 16th. 		1.25 million
Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Netherlands
Car thefts per 1000 2.19
Ranked 18th. 		4.33
Ranked 11th. 98% more than Netherlands
Perception of safety > Walking in dark 81%
Ranked 6th. 		82%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Netherlands
Murders committed by youths per million 3.79
Ranked 46th. 		29.48
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Netherlands
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen 42.99
Ranked 68th. 		59.02
Ranked 33th. 37% more than Netherlands
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence Yes ( de facto ) Yes
Adults prosecuted 194,677
Ranked 11th. 		14.2 million
Ranked 1st. 73 times more than Netherlands
Prosecutors 4.1%
Ranked 33th. 		8.8%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Netherlands
Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen 25
Ranked 75th. 		42.04
Ranked 45th. 68% more than Netherlands
Believe in police efficiency 52%
Ranked 17th. 		89%
Ranked 1st. 71% more than Netherlands
Prison staff 85.7%
Ranked 13th. 		138.3%
Ranked 1st. 61% more than Netherlands
Jails 70
Ranked 30th. 		1,558
Ranked 6th. 22 times more than Netherlands
Murders committed by youths per capita 1.5
Ranked 45th. 		11
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Netherlands
Adults prosecuted per 1000 12.06
Ranked 9th. 		49.38
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Netherlands
Perception of safety > Burglary 62%
Ranked 9th. 		78%
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Netherlands
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners 36.4%
Ranked 12th. 73 times more than United States 		0.5%
Ranked 77th.
Suicide rates > Ages 25-34 10.6 per 100,000 people
Ranked 15th. 		15.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 10th. 44% more than Netherlands
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 95%
Ranked 98th. 		0.0
Ranked 126th.
Frauds per 1000 1.52
Ranked 18th. 18% more than United States 		1.29
Ranked 24th.
Bribery victims 0.4%
Ranked 8th. Twice as much as United States 		0.2%
Ranked 12th.
Embezzlements 8,876
Ranked 9th. 		17,300
Ranked 4th. 95% more than Netherlands
Jails per million 4.33
Ranked 36th. 		5.42
Ranked 24th. 25% more than Netherlands
Embezzlements per million 549.63
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than United States 		60.15
Ranked 39th.
Suicide rates > Ages above 75 15.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 13th. 		22 per 100,000 people
Ranked 10th. 46% more than Netherlands
Suicide rates > Ages 35-44 14.2 per 100,000 people
Ranked 15th. 		15.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 12th. 8% more than Netherlands
Reporting to police 58%
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than United States 		52%
Ranked 7th.
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 31.3%
Ranked 70th. 57% more than United States 		20%
Ranked 106th.
Suicide rates > Ages 45-54 12.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 14th. 		14.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 13th. 13% more than Netherlands
Suicide rates > Ages 65-74 14 per 100,000 people
Ranked 13th. 		15.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Netherlands
Suicide rates > Ages 55-64 12.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 15th. 		13.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Netherlands

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