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Crime > Rape rate: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: 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.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 South AfricaSouth Africa 132.4 2010
2 BotswanaBotswana 92.9 2010
3 LesothoLesotho 82.7 2009
4 SwazilandSwaziland 77.5 2004
5 BermudaBermuda 67.3 2004
6 SwedenSweden 63.5 2010
7 SurinameSuriname 45.2 2004
8 Costa RicaCosta Rica 36.7 2009
9 NicaraguaNicaragua 31.6 2010
10 GrenadaGrenada 30.6 2010
=11 AustraliaAustralia 28.6 2010
=11 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 28.6 2010
13 BelgiumBelgium 27.9 2010
14 United StatesUnited States 27.3 2010
15 BoliviaBolivia 26.1 2010
16 New ZealandNew Zealand 25.8 2010
=17 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 25.6 2010
=17 ZimbabweZimbabwe 25.6 2008
19 BarbadosBarbados 24.9 2009
20 IcelandIceland 24.7 2009
21 JamaicaJamaica 24.4 2010
22 PeruPeru 23.5 2009
23 The BahamasThe Bahamas 22.7 2010
24 NorwayNorway 19.2 2010
25 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 18.5 2009
26 IsraelIsrael 17.6 2009
27 FranceFrance 16.2 2009
28 GuyanaGuyana 15.5 2010
29 FinlandFinland 15.2 2010
30 South KoreaSouth Korea 13.5 2004
31 ChileChile 13.3 2009
32 MexicoMexico 13.2 2010
33 MongoliaMongolia 12.4 2010
34 LuxembourgLuxembourg 11.9 2009
=35 El SalvadorEl Salvador 11 2010
=35 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 11 2009
37 EcuadorEcuador 10.9 2006
38 IrelandIreland 10.7 2010
39 AustriaAustria 10.4 2010
40 MoldovaMoldova 10.3 2010
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 10.19 2009
41 BangladeshBangladesh 9.82 2006
42 UruguayUruguay 9.8 2004
43 GermanyGermany 9.4 2010
44 NetherlandsNetherlands 9.2 2010
45 ArgentinaArgentina 8.5 2008
46 KazakhstanKazakhstan 8.4 2009
=47 ItalyItaly 7.6 2006
=47 BruneiBrunei 7.6 2006
49 Sri LankaSri Lanka 7.3 2004
50 ColombiaColombia 6.8 2010
=51 BelizeBelize 6.7 2010
=51 ThailandThailand 6.7 2010
53 OmanOman 6.6 2009
54 DenmarkDenmark 6.4 2009
=55 LithuaniaLithuania 6.3 2010
=55 PhilippinesPhilippines 6.3 2009
=57 EstoniaEstonia 6 2010
=57 ParaguayParaguay 6 2006
59 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 5.9 2010
60 MonacoMonaco 5.7 2006
61 SenegalSenegal 5.6 2010
62 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 5 2006
63 MoroccoMorocco 4.8 2009
=64 MaltaMalta 4.7 2009
=64 RomaniaRomania 4.7 2009
=66 BahrainBahrain 4.6 2009
=66 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 4.6 2009
68 KuwaitKuwait 4.5 2009
69 PolandPoland 4.1 2010
70 PortugalPortugal 4 2010
71 MauritiusMauritius 3.9 2010
72 LatviaLatvia 3.5 2010
=73 SpainSpain 3.4 2010
=73 RussiaRussia 3.4 2010
75 CroatiaCroatia 3.2 2010
76 SloveniaSlovenia 3.1 2010
=77 MaldivesMaldives 3 2009
=77 PalestinePalestine 3 2005
=79 SudanSudan 2.9 2009
=79 GuatemalaGuatemala 2.9 2009
81 BulgariaBulgaria 2.8 2010
82 SingaporeSingapore 2.7 2006
83 SlovakiaSlovakia 2.6 2009
=84 HungaryHungary 2.5 2010
=84 CyprusCyprus 2.5 2009
=86 CameroonCameroon 2.4 2008
=86 AlgeriaAlgeria 2.4 2008
88 BelarusBelarus 2.3 2009
=89 UgandaUganda 2.1 2010
=89 KenyaKenya 2.1 2009
91 JordanJordan 2 2006
=92 GreeceGreece 1.9 2010
=92 GeorgiaGeorgia 1.9 2010
=94 IndiaIndia 1.8 2010
=94 MontenegroMontenegro 1.8 2006
=94 QatarQatar 1.8 2004
97 CanadaCanada 1.7 2010
98 Hong KongHong Kong 1.6 2010
=99 TurkeyTurkey 1.5 2008
=99 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1.5 2006
=101 UkraineUkraine 1.4 2010
=101 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1.4 2009
=103 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 1.2 2010
=103 AndorraAndorra 1.2 2010
=105 JapanJapan 1 2010
=105 GuineaGuinea 1 2008
=107 YemenYemen 0.8 2009
=107 SyriaSyria 0.8 2008
=107 NepalNepal 0.8 2006
=110 AlbaniaAlbania 0.7 2010
=110 SerbiaSerbia 0.7 2010
112 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.6 2006
=113 TajikistanTajikistan 0.5 2009
=113 LebanonLebanon 0.5 2006
115 ArmeniaArmenia 0.4 2010
=116 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.2 2010
=116 MozambiqueMozambique 0.2 2009
118 EgyptEgypt 0.1 2009
119 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 0.0 2010

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Interesting observations about Crime > Rape rate

  • South Africa has had the highest rape rate since 2004.
  • Sweden ranked first for rape rate amongst European Union in 2010.
  • All of the top 3 countries by rape rate are Sub-Saharan African.
  • Belgium ranked first for rape rate amongst NATO countries in 2010.
  • Australia ranked second for rape rate amongst High income OECD countries in 2010.
  • All of the top 6 countries by rape rate are Christian.
  • United States ranked third for rape rate amongst Cold countries in 2010.
  • France ranked second for rape rate amongst Eurozone in 2009.
  • Iceland ranked third for rape rate amongst Europe in 2009.
  • Moldova ranked first for rape rate amongst Eastern Europe in 2010.
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