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Crime > Auto theft: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Number of motor vehicle thefts (car thefts) recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 768.8 2006
2 SwedenSweden 566.7 2006
3 New ZealandNew Zealand 563.2 2006
4 ItalyItaly 475 2006
5 IsraelIsrael 469.4 2004
6 AustraliaAustralia 436.2 2004
7 IrelandIreland 396 2006
8 United StatesUnited States 390.2 2006
9 The BahamasThe Bahamas 334 1997
10 FranceFrance 323.4 2004
11 MalaysiaMalaysia 315.3 2006
12 NorwayNorway 312.6 2006
13 ScotlandScotland 293.1 2006
14 FinlandFinland 290.3 2006
15 BahrainBahrain 289.3 2006
16 DenmarkDenmark 281.9 2006
17 SpainSpain 271.9 2006
18 CanadaCanada 268.3 2006
19 PortugalPortugal 231.3 2006
20 CyprusCyprus 211.1 2006
21 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 205.3 2006
22 South AfricaSouth Africa 201.6 2002
23 Northern IrelandN. Ireland 196.3 2006
24 BelgiumBelgium 180.4 2004
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 178.84 2006
25 IcelandIceland 150.3 2004
26 MaltaMalta 144.4 2006
27 UruguayUruguay 140.7 2004
28 GreeceGreece 138.6 2006
29 NetherlandsNetherlands 138.3 2006
30 MexicoMexico 136.8 2006
31 IranIran 134.9 2004
32 LuxembourgLuxembourg 128.4 2002
33 Costa RicaCosta Rica 127.4 2006
34 MaldivesMaldives 109.6 2004
35 BulgariaBulgaria 99 2006
36 SlovakiaSlovakia 96.9 2006
37 LatviaLatvia 95.1 2006
38 LithuaniaLithuania 93.7 2006
39 BarbadosBarbados 88.6 2000
40 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 85.4 2002
41 ArgentinaArgentina 84.9 2006
42 ColombiaColombia 83.3 2000
43 PolandPoland 80 2006
44 MauritiusMauritius 79.6 2006
45 AustriaAustria 78.5 2006
46 HungaryHungary 73.8 2006
47 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 64.5 2006
48 GuatemalaGuatemala 63 2000
49 ChileChile 57.9 2004
50 KuwaitKuwait 57.3 1996
51 FijiFiji 54.9 1997
52 EcuadorEcuador 53.7 2006
53 GermanyGermany 51.4 2006
54 LebanonLebanon 47.8 2006
55 EstoniaEstonia 46.5 2004
56 TurkeyTurkey 45.9 2006
57 CroatiaCroatia 45.8 2006
58 BruneiBrunei 44.8 2006
59 SloveniaSlovenia 42.5 2006
60 JordanJordan 42.4 2006
61 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 39 2006
62 PeruPeru 38.7 2004
63 ChinaChina 35.5 2000
=64 BoliviaBolivia 35.1 2006
=64 ThailandThailand 35.1 2006
66 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 30.6 2006
67 JapanJapan 28.3 2006
68 LesothoLesotho 27.7 1997
69 SwazilandSwaziland 27.5 2004
70 Hong KongHong Kong 25.4 2004
71 ParaguayParaguay 24.6 2006
72 BelizeBelize 21.5 2006
73 El SalvadorEl Salvador 20.7 2006
74 SingaporeSingapore 20.6 2006
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 19.67 2006
75 PanamaPanama 18.8 2006
76 RussiaRussia 17.8 2006
77 TunisiaTunisia 17.6 2002
78 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 17.1 2000
79 OmanOman 17 2002
80 BelarusBelarus 16 2006
81 United Arab EmiratesUAE 14.3 2006
82 IndonesiaIndonesia 14.2 2000
83 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 14 2000
84 UkraineUkraine 11.9 2006
85 JamaicaJamaica 10 2000
86 ZimbabweZimbabwe 8.8 2006
87 SurinameSuriname 8.1 2004
=88 IndiaIndia 7.9 2006
=88 QatarQatar 7.9 2004
90 ZambiaZambia 7.6 2000
91 AlgeriaAlgeria 6.9 2006
92 AlbaniaAlbania 6.4 2002
93 RomaniaRomania 5.9 2006
=94 SyriaSyria 4.5 2006
=94 YemenYemen 4.5 2000
96 MoroccoMorocco 4.4 2006
97 ArmeniaArmenia 4.3 2006
98 Sri LankaSri Lanka 4.2 2004
=99 GeorgiaGeorgia 4.1 2006
=99 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 4.1 2006
101 MoldovaMoldova 3.7 2006
=102 MongoliaMongolia 3.6 2006
=102 NicaraguaNicaragua 3.6 2006
104 NamibiaNamibia 3.2 2002
105 KazakhstanKazakhstan 3 2006
106 UgandaUganda 2.1 1997
107 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.4 2006
108 TanzaniaTanzania 0.8 1997
109 BangladeshBangladesh 0.7 2006
110 TajikistanTajikistan 0.6 2006
=111 KenyaKenya 0.1 2006
=111 NepalNepal 0.1 2006
=111 BurmaBurma 0.1 2002
=111 PakistanPakistan 0.1 2000
115 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.0 2006

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Interesting observations about Crime > Auto theft

  • Sweden ranked first for auto theft amongst European Union in 2006.
  • Switzerland ranked first for auto theft amongst Europe in 2006.
  • Italy ranked first for auto theft amongst NATO countries in 2006.
  • Czech Republic ranked first for auto theft amongst Eastern Europe in 2006.
  • United States ranked #4 for auto theft amongst Cold countries in 2006.
  • Latvia ranked first for auto theft amongst Former Soviet republics in 2006.
  • Japan ranked last for auto theft amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2006.
  • Malaysia ranked first for auto theft amongst Emerging markets in 2006.
  • All of the top 2 countries by auto theft are Christian.
  • Ireland ranked second for auto theft amongst Eurozone in 2006.
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