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Crime > Frauds: Countries Compared

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Ian Graham, Staff Editor

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Former WorldCom chairman Bernard Ebbers was convicted on March 15 of committing a US$11-billion fraud that led to the biggest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history. Found guilty of securities fraud, making false filings and conspiracy, Ebbers faces up to 85 years in prison. <p>According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, fraud costs U.S. organizations more than US$400 billion each year. <p>The median loss caused by men, who commit 75 percent of the offenses, is US$185,000; the median loss caused by women is US$48,000. Losses caused by managers are four times bigger than those caused by employees. The median losses caused by executives are 16 times the size of those caused by employees. <p>An American corporate fraud task force, which pools resources from the Justice Department, the FBI, the SEC and other agencies, has secured more than 500 convictions on about 900 cases filed since its formation three years ago.
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DEFINITION: Total recorded frauds. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
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1 GermanyGermany 926,903 2002
2 United StatesUnited States 371,800 2002
3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 358,186 2002
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 284,931 2002
4 FranceFrance 142,583 2002
5 South KoreaSouth Korea 136,206 2002
6 PolandPoland 94,817 2002
7 CanadaCanada 91,235 2002
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 84,931.79 2002
8 RussiaRussia 81,470 2002
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 69,074.83 2002
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 68,446.44 2002
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 64,974.71 2002
9 MexicoMexico 61,970 2002
10 South AfricaSouth Africa 56,232 2002
11 ItalyItaly 54,328 2002
12 JapanJapan 49,482 2002
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 47,685.34 2002
13 IndiaIndia 41,403 2002
14 SwedenSweden 36,714 2002
15 AustriaAustria 31,326 2002
16 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 25,423 2002
17 HungaryHungary 25,281 2002
18 NetherlandsNetherlands 24,563 2002
19 New ZealandNew Zealand 21,807 2002
20 FinlandFinland 15,605 2002
21 RomaniaRomania 15,466 2002
22 SpainSpain 15,462 2002
23 UkraineUkraine 14,634 2002
24 NorwayNorway 12,295 2002
25 VenezuelaVenezuela 11,741 2002
26 TurkeyTurkey 10,696 2002
27 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 10,327 2002
28 BelgiumBelgium 9,627 2002
29 DenmarkDenmark 7,533 2002
30 SlovakiaSlovakia 7,492 2002
31 BulgariaBulgaria 6,902 2002
32 ThailandThailand 6,831 2002
33 PeruPeru 5,557 2002
34 SloveniaSlovenia 5,336 2002
35 Hong KongHong Kong 5,090 2002
36 ZimbabweZimbabwe 5,013 2002
37 PortugalPortugal 4,882 2002
38 ChileChile 4,751 2002
39 MoroccoMorocco 3,605 2002
40 CroatiaCroatia 3,586 2002
41 BoliviaBolivia 2,481 2002
42 TunisiaTunisia 2,304 2002
43 BelarusBelarus 2,226 2002
44 LithuaniaLithuania 2,037 2002
45 MalaysiaMalaysia 2,000 2002
46 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1,849 2002
47 EstoniaEstonia 1,802 2002
48 BurmaBurma 1,560 2002
49 IrelandIreland 1,529 2002
50 ColombiaColombia 1,229 2002
51 UruguayUruguay 1,209 2002
52 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1,156 2002
53 JamaicaJamaica 1,149 2002
54 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1,114 2002
55 MoldovaMoldova 1,087 2002
56 MauritiusMauritius 914 2002
57 El SalvadorEl Salvador 912 2002
58 ArmeniaArmenia 776 2002
59 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 741 2002
60 YemenYemen 658 2002
61 MaldivesMaldives 590 2002
62 MaltaMalta 574 2002
63 LatviaLatvia 573 2002
64 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 477 2002
65 IcelandIceland 446 2002
66 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 417 2002
67 GreeceGreece 391 2002
68 ZambiaZambia 349 2002
69 PanamaPanama 261 2002
70 GeorgiaGeorgia 221 2002
71 CyprusCyprus 200 2002
72 OmanOman 194 2002
73 LuxembourgLuxembourg 171 2002
74 KuwaitKuwait 140 2002
75 SeychellesSeychelles 130 2002
76 NepalNepal 74 2002
77 QatarQatar 72 2002
78 AlbaniaAlbania 38 2002
79 DominicaDominica 32 2002

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Interesting observations about Crime > Frauds

  • Germany ranked first for frauds amongst Europe in 2002.
  • United Kingdom ranked second for frauds amongst European Union in 2002.
  • United States ranked second for frauds amongst High income OECD countries in 2002.
  • Japan ranked last for frauds amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2002.
  • France ranked second for frauds amongst Eurozone in 2002.
  • Poland ranked first for frauds amongst Emerging markets in 2002.
  • Canada ranked #5 for frauds amongst NATO countries in 2002.
  • Russia ranked first for frauds amongst Former Soviet republics in 2002.
  • All of the top 2 countries by frauds are Christian.
  • Turkey ranked third last for frauds amongst Non-religious countries in 2002.

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Former WorldCom chairman Bernard Ebbers was convicted on March 15 of committing a US$11-billion fraud that led to the biggest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history. Found guilty of securities fraud, making false filings and conspiracy, Ebbers faces up to 85 years in prison. <p>According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, fraud costs U.S. organizations more than US$400 billion each year. <p>The median loss caused by men, who commit 75 percent of the offenses, is US$185,000; the median loss caused by women is US$48,000. Losses caused by managers are four times bigger than those caused by employees. The median losses caused by executives are 16 times the size of those caused by employees. <p>An American corporate fraud task force, which pools resources from the Justice Department, the FBI, the SEC and other agencies, has secured more than 500 convictions on about 900 cases filed since its formation three years ago.

Posted on 16 Mar 2005

Ian Graham, Staff Editor

Ian Graham, Staff Editor

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