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Crime > Total crimes per 1000: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Note: Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 IcelandIceland 209.52 2002
2 SwedenSweden 138.35 2002
3 DominicaDominica 112.55 2002
4 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 109.96 2002
5 New ZealandNew Zealand 108.2 2002
6 FinlandFinland 100.03 2002
7 BelgiumBelgium 94.22 2002
8 DenmarkDenmark 91.34 2002
9 NetherlandsNetherlands 88.11 2002
10 CanadaCanada 80.25 2002
11 GermanyGermany 78.89 2002
12 NorwayNorway 72.73 2002
13 AustriaAustria 68.35 2002
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 62.91 2002
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 61.84 2002
14 FranceFrance 61.03 2002
15 South AfricaSouth Africa 58.94 2002
16 LuxembourgLuxembourg 58.38 2002
17 SeychellesSeychelles 51.34 2002
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 50.53 2002
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 49.27 2002
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 46.8 2002
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 43.52 2002
18 MaltaMalta 42.99 2002
19 EstoniaEstonia 42.54 2002
20 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 42.23 2002
21 HungaryHungary 41.42 2002
22 United StatesUnited States 41.29 2002
23 SloveniaSlovenia 40.96 2002
24 UruguayUruguay 40.27 2002
25 ItalyItaly 39.04 2002
26 ChileChile 37.55 2002
27 PolandPoland 36.73 2002
28 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 36.49 2002
29 ArgentinaArgentina 35.63 2002
30 South KoreaSouth Korea 32.41 2002
31 MauritiusMauritius 29.7 2002
32 ZimbabweZimbabwe 27.78 2002
33 LithuaniaLithuania 26.71 2002
34 MaldivesMaldives 24.85 2002
35 CroatiaCroatia 22.94 2002
36 JapanJapan 22.39 2002
37 SpainSpain 22.35 2002
38 LatviaLatvia 21.09 2002
39 PortugalPortugal 21.06 2002
40 IrelandIreland 20.67 2002
41 RussiaRussia 20.32 2002
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 20.15 2002
42 SlovakiaSlovakia 19.96 2002
43 BulgariaBulgaria 18.93 2002
44 JamaicaJamaica 14.97 2002
45 RomaniaRomania 14.32 2002
46 MexicoMexico 14.21 2002
47 BelarusBelarus 13.47 2002
48 TunisiaTunisia 13.33 2002
49 CyprusCyprus 13.29 2002
50 Hong KongHong Kong 11.95 2002
51 UkraineUkraine 11.48 2002
52 MoldovaMoldova 10.02 2002
53 Costa RicaCosta Rica 9.84 2002
54 MoroccoMorocco 9.68 2002
55 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 9.55 2002
56 KuwaitKuwait 9.45 2002
57 GreeceGreece 9.35 2002
58 VenezuelaVenezuela 9.32 2002
59 QatarQatar 9.27 2002
60 ThailandThailand 8.86 2002
61 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 7.74 2002
62 El SalvadorEl Salvador 7.45 2002
63 MalaysiaMalaysia 6.85 2002
64 PanamaPanama 6.63 2002
65 PeruPeru 6.05 2002
66 ZambiaZambia 5.59 2002
67 ColombiaColombia 5.2 2002
68 OmanOman 5.1 2002
69 TurkeyTurkey 4.41 2002
70 ArmeniaArmenia 3.95 2002
71 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 3.88 2002
72 BoliviaBolivia 3.52 2002
73 GeorgiaGeorgia 3.45 2002
74 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 2.35 2002
75 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.9 2002
76 IndiaIndia 1.64 2002
77 AlbaniaAlbania 1.62 2002
78 YemenYemen 1.3 2002
79 PhilippinesPhilippines 1.06 2002
80 BurmaBurma 0.372 2002
81 NepalNepal 0.368 2002

Citation

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Interesting observations about Crime > Total crimes per 1000

  • Sweden ranked first for total crimes per 1000 amongst European Union in 2002.
  • Iceland ranked first for total crimes per 1000 amongst Europe in 2002.
  • South Africa ranked first for total crimes per 1000 amongst Emerging markets in 2002.
  • United Kingdom ranked second for total crimes per 1000 amongst NATO countries in 2002.
  • Finland ranked first for total crimes per 1000 amongst Eurozone in 2002.
  • Japan ranked last for total crimes per 1000 amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2002.
  • Hungary ranked first for total crimes per 1000 amongst Eastern Europe in 2002.
  • Greece ranked last for total crimes per 1000 amongst High income OECD countries in 2002.
  • Dominica ranked first for total crimes per 1000 amongst Catholic countries in 2002.
  • All of the top 3 countries by total crimes per 1000 are Christian.
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