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Crime > Assaults: Countries Compared

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

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 ScotlandScotland 1,655.1 2006
2 Northern IrelandN. Ireland 1,426 2006
3 SwazilandSwaziland 1,308.2 2004
4 South AfricaSouth Africa 1,188 2002
5 MauritiusMauritius 1,044.9 2006
6 SwedenSweden 845.2 2006
7 New ZealandNew Zealand 839.4 2006
8 AustraliaAustralia 797 2003
9 United StatesUnited States 786.7 1999
10 ZimbabweZimbabwe 765.1 2004
11 IsraelIsrael 763.3 2004
12 CanadaCanada 737.5 2006
13 BelgiumBelgium 627.2 2004
14 GermanyGermany 619.9 2006
15 BarbadosBarbados 611.9 2000
16 FinlandFinland 586.9 2006
17 ChileChile 531.3 2004
18 BahrainBahrain 464.7 2006
19 AustriaAustria 440.3 2006
20 JamaicaJamaica 421.9 2000
21 SpainSpain 414.7 2006
22 IcelandIceland 394 2004
23 PortugalPortugal 377.4 2006
24 TunisiaTunisia 371.2 2002
25 ArgentinaArgentina 366.4 2006
26 NetherlandsNetherlands 351.8 2006
27 NorwayNorway 346 2006
28 UruguayUruguay 336.4 2004
29 NicaraguaNicaragua 332.9 2006
30 LuxembourgLuxembourg 296.5 2002
31 EstoniaEstonia 291.5 2006
32 JordanJordan 273.1 2006
33 MaltaMalta 272.9 2006
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 260.31 2006
34 MexicoMexico 223.5 2006
35 DenmarkDenmark 214.1 2006
36 MaldivesMaldives 212.6 2004
37 ZambiaZambia 211.4 2000
38 TurkeyTurkey 192.7 2006
39 MoroccoMorocco 186 2006
40 FranceFrance 180.1 2000
41 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 155.1 2006
42 MongoliaMongolia 144 2006
43 LithuaniaLithuania 131.2 2006
44 HungaryHungary 127 2004
45 ItalyItaly 123.7 2006
46 SloveniaSlovenia 120.2 2006
47 BruneiBrunei 119.5 2006
48 Sri LankaSri Lanka 109.4 2004
49 AlgeriaAlgeria 108.6 2006
50 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 108.3 2006
51 PeruPeru 99.9 2002
52 IrelandIreland 93.9 2006
53 UgandaUganda 92.7 2004
54 KuwaitKuwait 86 2002
55 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 78.1 2006
56 PolandPoland 76.3 2006
57 El SalvadorEl Salvador 75.9 2006
58 LatviaLatvia 67.9 2006
59 GreeceGreece 66.7 2006
60 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 66.1 2000
61 ColombiaColombia 63.4 2000
62 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 63.2 2002
63 SlovakiaSlovakia 60.9 2006
=64 PanamaPanama 54.2 2006
=64 BoliviaBolivia 54.2 2006
66 United Arab EmiratesUAE 53.7 2004
67 JapanJapan 51 2006
68 EcuadorEcuador 49.8 2006
69 GeorgiaGeorgia 49 2006
70 GuatemalaGuatemala 48.1 2000
71 BulgariaBulgaria 47.6 2004
72 BelarusBelarus 46.3 2006
73 RomaniaRomania 43.9 2006
74 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 39.6 2006
75 ThailandThailand 38.8 2006
76 QatarQatar 37.4 2002
77 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 36.9 2006
78 ParaguayParaguay 36.3 2006
79 KenyaKenya 35.9 2006
80 South KoreaSouth Korea 34.3 2002
81 MoldovaMoldova 32.3 2004
82 OmanOman 28.9 2002
83 SyriaSyria 28 2006
84 CroatiaCroatia 27.9 2006
85 RussiaRussia 26.9 2000
86 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 25.1 2000
87 IndiaIndia 23.1 2006
88 MalaysiaMalaysia 21.9 2006
89 ArmeniaArmenia 20.7 2006
90 Costa RicaCosta Rica 19.7 2006
91 AlbaniaAlbania 18 2002
92 BurmaBurma 17 2002
93 CyprusCyprus 15.9 2006
94 SingaporeSingapore 14.6 2006
95 TajikistanTajikistan 14.5 2006
96 UkraineUkraine 13.9 2006
97 LebanonLebanon 10 2006
98 ChinaChina 9.5 2000
99 IndonesiaIndonesia 9 2000
100 YemenYemen 5.6 2000
101 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 3.9 2006
102 NepalNepal 3.8 2006
103 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.9 2006
104 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 1.7 2006
105 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.7 2004
106 BangladeshBangladesh 0.4 2006
107 EgyptEgypt 0.3 2004
=108 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.1 2002
=108 PakistanPakistan 0.1 2000

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Interesting observations about Crime > Assaults

  • Sweden ranked first for assaults amongst European Union in 2006.
  • Canada ranked first for assaults amongst NATO countries in 2006.
  • Belgium ranked first for assaults amongst Eurozone in 2004.
  • United States ranked second for assaults amongst Cold countries in 1999.
  • Germany ranked third for assaults amongst Europe in 2006.
  • All of the top 3 countries by assaults are Christian.
  • New Zealand ranked second for assaults amongst High income OECD countries in 2006.
  • South Africa ranked first for assaults amongst Emerging markets in 2002.
  • Hungary ranked first for assaults amongst Eastern Europe in 2004.
  • Estonia ranked first for assaults amongst Former Soviet republics in 2006.
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