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

STAT New Zealand United States HISTORY
Crime levels 44.44
Ranked 50th. 		55.84
Ranked 30th. 26% more than New Zealand
Drugs > Annual cannabis use 14.6%
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than United States 		13.7%
Ranked 1st.
Drugs > Opiates use 0.5%
Ranked 5th. 		0.57%
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than New Zealand
Murder rate 1.3 5
Murders with firearms per million 2.53
Ranked 39th. 		32.57
Ranked 10th. 13 times more than New Zealand
Police officers 0.1
Ranked 14th. 		243.6
Ranked 27th. 2436 times more than New Zealand
Rape rate 25.8
Ranked 11th. 		27.3
Ranked 9th. 6% more than New Zealand
Total crimes 427,230
Ranked 25th. 		11.88 million
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than New Zealand
Total crimes per 1000 108.2
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United States 		41.29
Ranked 22nd.
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 22.6
Ranked 22nd. 		88.8
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than New Zealand
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 0.95
Ranked 13th. 		4.7
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than New Zealand
Violent crime > Murder rate 39
Ranked 9th. 		12,996
Ranked 9th. 333 times more than New Zealand
Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 8.85
Ranked 10th. 		42.01
Ranked 43th. 5 times more than New Zealand
Violent crime > Rapes 1,129
Ranked 19th. 		84,767
Ranked 1st. 75 times more than New Zealand
Violent crime > Rapes per million people 258.48
Ranked 10th. 		274.04
Ranked 9th. 6% more than New Zealand
Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year) 1,957
Ranked 43th. 		2,014
Ranked 1st. 3% more than New Zealand
Violent crime > Murders per million people 8.85
Ranked 10th. 		42.01
Ranked 43th. 5 times more than New Zealand
Violent crime > Murders 39
Ranked 9th. 		12,996
Ranked 9th. 333 times more than New Zealand
Burglaries 1,476.3
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United States 		714.4
Ranked 9th.
Robberies 59.7
Ranked 33th. 		146.4
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than New Zealand
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years 65.24
Ranked 43th. The same as United States 		65.22
Ranked 44th.
Fear of crime > Violent hate crime 29.43
Ranked 41st. 		32.55
Ranked 31st. 11% more than New Zealand
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night 43.52
Ranked 58th. 4% more than United States 		41.84
Ranked 60th.
Murders > Per 100,000 people 1.5
Ranked 106th. 		5.9
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than New Zealand
Murders with firearms 10
Ranked 42nd. 		9,369
Ranked 4th. 937 times more than New Zealand
Rape victims 1.3%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States 		0.4%
Ranked 13th.
International Court of Justice > Current composition > Term End 2015 2015
Age of criminal responsibility (notes) 10 years for murder and manslaughter, 12 for crimes with a maximum imprisonment of fourteen years or more, 14 for all other offences. 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 5,968 prisoners
Ranked 90th. 		2.02 million prisoners
Ranked 1st. 338 times more than New Zealand
Assaults 839.4
Ranked 5th. 7% more than United States 		786.7
Ranked 1st.
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence None None
Auto theft 563.2
Ranked 3rd. 44% more than United States 		390.2
Ranked 6th.
Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery 38.44
Ranked 47th. 		75.54
Ranked 10th. 97% more than New Zealand
Murders > WHO 1.4
Ranked 143th. 		5.6
Ranked 88th. 4 times more than New Zealand
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day 81.79
Ranked 41st. 9% more than United States 		75.24
Ranked 57th.
Assault victims 2.4%
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as United States 		1.2%
Ranked 9th.
Drugs > Lifetime cannabis use 41.9%
Ranked 1st. 		51.6%
Ranked 1st. 23% more than New Zealand
Total crime victims 29.4%
Ranked 2nd. 39% more than United States 		21.1%
Ranked 15th.
Prisoners > Per capita 160 per 100,000 people
Ranked 55th. 		715 per 100,000 people
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than New Zealand
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence Murder (mandatory unless manifestly unjust) manslaughter , certain drug related Varies by state
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked 39.63
Ranked 48th. 		42.08
Ranked 43th. 6% more than New Zealand
Software piracy rate 22%
Ranked 104th. 10% more than United States 		20%
Ranked 106th.
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft 50.3
Ranked 45th. 		57.93
Ranked 28th. 15% more than New Zealand
Drug offences 23,747 per 100,000 people
Ranked 11th. 42 times more than United States 		560.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 41st.
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 53.66
Ranked 29th. 		61.82
Ranked 19th. 15% more than New Zealand
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 19.67
Ranked 92nd. 		42.45
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than New Zealand
Sentence Length 9
Ranked 36th. 		29
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than New Zealand
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 10 years, 17 years, 20 years, 30 years or never; individually set by judge 15 years minimum to infinite, or never (depending on crime and state)
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted 40.85
Ranked 43th. 		44.84
Ranked 33th. 10% more than New Zealand
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed 34.49
Ranked 63th. 		45.01
Ranked 47th. 31% more than New Zealand
Illicit drugs significant consumer 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 21,807
Ranked 19th. 		371,800
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than New Zealand
Gun ownership > Guns per 100 residents > 2007 22.6
Ranked 15th. 		88.8
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than New Zealand
Serious assaults 150.4
Ranked 5th. 		281.6
Ranked 1st. 87% more than New Zealand
Prisoners per 1000 1.51 prisoners
Ranked 58th. 		7.02 prisoners
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than New Zealand
Murders committed by youths 20
Ranked 56th. 		8,226
Ranked 3rd. 411 times more than New Zealand
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence Treason Varies by state
Judges 4%
Ranked 7th. 		10.8%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than New Zealand
Property crime victims 14.8%
Ranked 1st. 48% more than United States 		10%
Ranked 7th.
Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter 44.38
Ranked 49th. 		48.52
Ranked 39th. 9% more than New Zealand
Drugs > HIV testing amongst drug users 80%
Ranked 8th. 71% more than United States 		46.8%
Ranked 12th.
Robbery victims 0.7%
Ranked 13th. 17% more than United States 		0.6%
Ranked 16th.
Prisoners > Female 4.6%
Ranked 53th. 		8.5%
Ranked 9th. 85% more than New Zealand
Suicide rates > Ages 15-24 26.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 1st. 95% more than United States 		13.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 7th.
Judges and Magistrates 159
Ranked 50th. 		29,023
Ranked 3rd. 183 times more than New Zealand
Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 under 18 : must have minimum term set Yes ( de jure )
Punishment > Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Car thefts 23,324
Ranked 24th. 		1.25 million
Ranked 1st. 53 times more than New Zealand
Car thefts per 1000 5.91
Ranked 4th. 36% more than United States 		4.33
Ranked 11th.
Perception of safety > Walking in dark 62%
Ranked 15th. 		82%
Ranked 2nd. 32% more than New Zealand
Murders committed by youths per million 5.21
Ranked 39th. 		29.48
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than New Zealand
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen 51.9
Ranked 44th. 		59.02
Ranked 33th. 14% more than New Zealand
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence Yes Yes
Adults prosecuted 125,323
Ranked 14th. 		14.2 million
Ranked 1st. 113 times more than New Zealand
Judges and Magistrates per million 40.27
Ranked 49th. 		100.91
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than New Zealand
Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen 38.61
Ranked 49th. 		42.04
Ranked 45th. 9% more than New Zealand
Believe in police efficiency 79%
Ranked 3rd. 		89%
Ranked 1st. 13% more than New Zealand
Prison staff 54.5%
Ranked 6th. 		138.3%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than New Zealand
Jails 18
Ranked 57th. 		1,558
Ranked 6th. 87 times more than New Zealand
Murders committed by youths per capita 1.8
Ranked 38th. 		11
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than New Zealand
Adults prosecuted per 1000 31.74
Ranked 4th. 		49.38
Ranked 2nd. 56% more than New Zealand
Perception of safety > Burglary 42%
Ranked 17th. 		78%
Ranked 4th. 86% more than New Zealand
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners 5.2%
Ranked 44th. 10 times more than United States 		0.5%
Ranked 77th.
Suicide rates > Ages 25-34 25.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 64% more than United States 		15.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 10th.
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 99.1%
Ranked 94th. 		0.0
Ranked 126th.
Frauds per 1000 5.52
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United States 		1.29
Ranked 24th.
Embezzlements 90
Ranked 49th. 		17,300
Ranked 4th. 192 times more than New Zealand
Jails per million 4.56
Ranked 33th. 		5.42
Ranked 24th. 19% more than New Zealand
Embezzlements per million 22.79
Ranked 45th. 		60.15
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than New Zealand
Suicide rates > Ages above 75 13.6 per 100,000 people
Ranked 14th. 		22 per 100,000 people
Ranked 10th. 62% more than New Zealand
Suicide rates > Ages 35-44 14.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 14th. 		15.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 12th. 3% more than New Zealand
Reporting to police 60%
Ranked 1st. 15% more than United States 		52%
Ranked 7th.
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 18.3%
Ranked 113th. 		20%
Ranked 106th. 9% more than New Zealand
Suicide rates > Ages 45-54 14.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 12th. 3% more than United States 		14.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 13th.
Suicide rates > Ages 65-74 17 per 100,000 people
Ranked 10th. 11% more than United States 		15.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 11th.
Suicide rates > Ages 55-64 13.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 14th. The same as United States 		13.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 13th.

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