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Crime Stats: compare key data on Rwanda & United States

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  • Drugs > Opiates use: Annual prevalence.
  • Executions: Number of known executions in the country (Data is for 2007). Because these figures include only documented cases; the true figures are likely to be higher in many countries.
  • Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year): Year of last use.
  • 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 > 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."
  • Prisoners: Total persons incarcerated
  • Prisoners > Female: Female prisoners, expressed as a percentage share of the total prison population. Data for 2003.
  • Prisoners > Foreign prisoners: Prisoners who are foreign nationals, expressed as a percentage share of total prison population. Data for 2003.
  • Prisoners > Per capita: Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held per 100,000 population.
  • Prisoners per 1000: Total persons incarcerated. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents: Number of privately owned small firearms per 100 residents.
  • 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 > Murders: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population.
  • Violent crime > Murders per million people: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled: The percentage of the offical prison capacity filled. This is obtained by comparing the number of prisoners in a nation to the offical capacity of the nation's prison system. Data for 2003.
  • Executions per million: Number of known executions in the country (Data is for 2007). Because these figures include only documented cases; the true figures are likely to be higher in many countries. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees: The percentage of the prison population that is being held pre-trial / on remand. Data for 2003.
STAT Rwanda United States HISTORY
Drugs > Opiates use 0.1%
Ranked 23th.
0.57%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Rwanda
Executions 24 executions
Ranked 12th.
42 executions
Ranked 7th. 75% more than Rwanda
Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year) 1,998
Ranked 17th.
2,014
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Rwanda
Murders > Per 100,000 people 26.6
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than United States
5.9
Ranked 63th.
Murders > WHO 4.1
Ranked 96th.
5.6
Ranked 88th. 37% more than Rwanda
Prisoners 112,000 prisoners
Ranked 11th.
2.02 million prisoners
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Rwanda
Prisoners > Female 2.6%
Ranked 100th.
8.5%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Rwanda
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners 0.3%
Ranked 81st.
0.5%
Ranked 77th. 67% more than Rwanda
Prisoners > Per capita 109 per 100,000 people
Ranked 82nd.
715 per 100,000 people
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Rwanda
Prisoners per 1000 12.46 prisoners
Ranked 1st. 78% more than United States
7.02 prisoners
Ranked 2nd.
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 0.6
Ranked 160th.
88.8
Ranked 1st. 148 times more than Rwanda
Violent crime > Murder rate 1,708
Ranked 43th.
12,996
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Rwanda

Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 167.07
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than United States
42.01
Ranked 43th.

Violent crime > Murders 1,708
Ranked 43th.
12,996
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Rwanda

Violent crime > Murders per million people 167.07
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than United States
42.01
Ranked 43th.

Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 202.4%
Ranked 14th.
0.0
Ranked 126th.
Executions per million 2.42 executions
Ranked 6th. 17 times more than United States
0.139 executions
Ranked 28th.
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 2.4%
Ranked 137th.
20%
Ranked 106th. 8 times more than Rwanda

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by prevalence of opiates use ("World Drug Report 2011" . United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 2011. "World Drug Report 2006" . United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 2006. http://www.unodc.org/documents/wdr/WDR_2009/WDR2009_eng_web.pdf); Amnesty International; Wikipedia: Capital punishment in Europe (Abolition); UN Office on Drugs and Crime, UN Survey of Crime Trends, at http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/IHS-rates-05012009.pdf.; World Health Organisation.; The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief; The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Annexe I of the Small Arms Survey 2007 ; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Source tables; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Amnesty International. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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