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Crime > Prosecutions > Murders: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Number of prosecutions for intentional homicides in the given year. Prosecutions are cases that made it to court, regardless of the verdict.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 TurkeyTurkey 17,062% 2006
2 South AfricaSouth Africa 10,696% 2006
3 EthiopiaEthiopia 8,660% 2006
4 ThailandThailand 3,417% 2006
5 Sri LankaSri Lanka 1,939% 2006
6 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1,720% 2006
7 BurmaBurma 1,291% 2006
8 SpainSpain 1,145% 2006
9 UgandaUganda 1,055% 2006
10 BelarusBelarus 1,040% 2006
11 PolandPoland 980% 2006
12 ZimbabweZimbabwe 948% 2006
13 South KoreaSouth Korea 802% 2006
14 EcuadorEcuador 800% 2006
15 El SalvadorEl Salvador 795% 2006
16 MexicoMexico 769% 2006
17 MalaysiaMalaysia 713% 2006
18 JapanJapan 696% 2006
19 ChileChile 689% 2006
20 MoroccoMorocco 676% 2006
21 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 476% 2006
22 EgyptEgypt 428% 2006
23 RomaniaRomania 424% 2006
24 NicaraguaNicaragua 398% 2006
25 PanamaPanama 391% 2006
26 NepalNepal 348% 2006
27 AustriaAustria 342% 2006
28 MongoliaMongolia 332% 2006
29 GuatemalaGuatemala 329% 2006
30 CanadaCanada 328% 2006
31 Costa RicaCosta Rica 237% 2006
32 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 208% 2006
33 PakistanPakistan 198% 2006
34 GeorgiaGeorgia 187% 2006
35 FinlandFinland 185% 2006
36 NetherlandsNetherlands 180% 2006
37 HungaryHungary 174% 2006
38 NamibiaNamibia 126% 2006
39 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 112% 2006
40 LatviaLatvia 91% 2006
41 ArmeniaArmenia 80% 2006
42 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 65% 2006
43 ScotlandScotland 53% 2006
44 MauritiusMauritius 51% 2006
45 SingaporeSingapore 45% 2006
46 SwazilandSwaziland 43% 2006
=47 IrelandIreland 38% 2006
=47 BelizeBelize 38% 2006
49 IsraelIsrael 27% 2006
50 BahrainBahrain 24% 2006
51 DenmarkDenmark 22% 2006
52 SloveniaSlovenia 21% 2006
53 BarbadosBarbados 18% 2006
54 OmanOman 17% 2006
55 United Arab EmiratesUAE 14% 2006
56 ZambiaZambia 11% 2006
=57 LuxembourgLuxembourg 5% 2006
=57 MaldivesMaldives 5% 2006
59 CyprusCyprus 2% 2006

Citation

Crime > Prosecutions > Murders: Countries Compared Map

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Created with Highcharts 4.0.1Crime > Prosecutions > Murders, 2006TurkeySouth AfricaEthiopiaThailandSri LankaKazakhstanBurmaSpainUgandaBelarusPolandZimbabweSouth KoreaEcuadorEl SalvadorOther

Interesting observations about Crime > Prosecutions > Murders

  • All of the top 2 countries by prosecutions > murders are Emerging markets'.
  • Spain ranked first for prosecutions > murders amongst European Union in 2006.
  • Turkey ranked first for prosecutions > murders amongst Europe in 2006.
  • South Africa ranked first for prosecutions > murders amongst Christian countries in 2006.
  • Kazakhstan ranked first for prosecutions > murders amongst Cold countries in 2006.
  • Sri Lanka ranked first for prosecutions > murders amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2006.
  • Israel ranked 4th last for prosecutions > murders amongst High income OECD countries in 2006.
  • Netherlands ranked last for prosecutions > murders amongst Non-religious countries in 2006.
  • Ethiopia ranked first for prosecutions > murders amongst Landlocked countries in 2006.
  • Cyprus ranked last for prosecutions > murders amongst Eurozone in 2006.
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