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Crime > Burglaries: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Number of burglaries recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Israel 1,844.5 2004
2 Australia 1,530.2 2006
3 New Zealand 1,476.3 2006
4 Denmark 1,317.9 2006
5 Austria 1,203.3 2006
6 Barbados 1,177.4 2000
7 Sweden 1,094.2 2006
8 Iceland 950.4 2004
9 Slovenia 902.9 2006
10 Spain 878.9 2006
11 South Africa 852.8 2002
12 Switzerland 758.1 2006
13 Swaziland 749.1 2004
14 United States 714.4 2006
15 Canada 680.9 2006
16 Northern Ireland 663.9 2006
17 Luxembourg 659.1 2002
18 Germany 631.6 2006
19 France 622.4 2004
20 Scotland 597.6 2006
21 Belgium 586.6 2004
22 Ireland 567.9 2006
23 Zimbabwe 540.8 2004
24 Belize 523.9 2006
25 Czech Republic 523.3 2006
26 Finland 467.2 2006
27 Croatia 458.1 2006
28 Poland 455.3 2006
29 Hungary 442.2 2004
30 Suriname 442.1 2004
31 Portugal 429.1 2006
32 Netherlands 427.5 2006
33 Cyprus 363.1 2006
34 Bulgaria 328.2 2004
35 Malta 321.1 2006
36 Belarus 316.6 2006
37 Greece 292.3 2006
38 Uruguay 251.9 2004
39 Japan 234 2000
40 Turkey 216.9 2006
41 Lithuania 195.9 2006
42 Italy 190.2 2006
43 Slovakia 186.8 2006
44 Mauritius 186.4 2006
45 Serbia and Montenegro 151 2006
46 Brunei 145.7 2006
47 Chile 134 2004
48 Georgia 113.7 2006
49 Ecuador 111.3 2006
50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 106.3 2006
51 Moldova 105.2 2006
52 Malaysia 104.7 2006
53 Jamaica 94.5 2000
54 Zambia 94.3 2000
55 China 90.7 2000
56 Latvia 89.2 2006
=57 Mongolia 88.5 2006
=57 Sri Lanka 88.5 2004
59 Tunisia 81.3 2000
60 Romania 79.8 2006
61 Norway 75 2006
62 United Arab Emirates 54.7 2004
63 Bahrain 52.9 2006
64 Qatar 50.6 2004
65 Papua New Guinea 48.6 2000
66 Estonia 40.5 2004
67 Colombia 33.6 2000
68 Armenia 27.8 2006
69 Peru 26.9 2002
70 Singapore 25.7 2006
71 Uganda 25.1 2004
72 Morocco 23.3 2006
73 Thailand 21.2 2000
74 Mexico 20.6 2006
75 Kyrgyzstan 19.9 2006
76 Syria 14.1 2006
77 Paraguay 13.4 2006
78 Bolivia 10.4 2002
79 Maldives 9 2004
80 India 8 2006
81 Kenya 5.6 2006
82 South Korea 4.4 2004
83 Costa Rica 3.9 2004
84 Bangladesh 2.2 2006
85 Tajikistan 1.5 2006
=86 Nepal 0.1 2006
=86 Saudi Arabia 0.1 2002
=86 Pakistan 0.1 2000
=89 El Salvador 0.0 2006
=89 Burma 0.0 2002

Citation

Crime > Burglaries: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Crime > Burglaries

  • Israel ranked first for burglaries amongst High income OECD countries in 2004.
  • Denmark ranked first for burglaries amongst European Union in 2006.
  • Austria ranked first for burglaries amongst Eurozone in 2006.
  • All of the top 3 countries by burglaries are Former British Colonies'.
  • Sweden ranked third for burglaries amongst Europe in 2006.
  • Australia ranked first for burglaries amongst Christian countries in 2006.
  • United States ranked first for burglaries amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2006.
  • Iceland ranked second for burglaries amongst NATO countries in 2004.
  • New Zealand has ranked in the top 2 for burglaries since 1996.
  • China ranked last for burglaries amongst Non-religious countries in 2000.

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Interesting:
1. Spain has the most robberies (500,000), but relatively minimal burglaries (24,000).
2. All the G7 have the most burglaries (top 10).

Posted on 25 Dec 2010

John

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