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Crime > Violent crime > Rapes per million people: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: The number of recorded rapes. Large numbers of rapes go unreported. South Africa is estimated to have 500,000 rapes per year, Egypt 200,000, China 32,000 and the UK with 85,000 rapes per year. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 South AfricaSouth Africa 1,324.15 2010
2 BotswanaBotswana 947.02 2010
3 LesothoLesotho 893.02 2009
4 SwazilandSwaziland 775.51 2004
5 BermudaBermuda 674.62 2004
6 SwedenSweden 635.52 2010
7 SurinameSuriname 451.97 2004
8 Costa RicaCosta Rica 366.19 2009
9 NicaraguaNicaragua 314.14 2010
10 GrenadaGrenada 305.7 2010
11 AustraliaAustralia 289.05 2010
12 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 286.52 2010
13 BelgiumBelgium 274.51 2010
14 United StatesUnited States 274.04 2010
15 New ZealandNew Zealand 258.48 2010
16 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 256.14 2010
17 BoliviaBolivia 254.71 2010
18 ZimbabweZimbabwe 249.22 2008
19 JamaicaJamaica 247.3 2010
20 IcelandIceland 244.9 2009
21 BarbadosBarbados 243.72 2009
22 PeruPeru 233.32 2009
23 The BahamasThe Bahamas 216.37 2010
24 NorwayNorway 191.85 2010
25 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 186.76 2009
26 IsraelIsrael 170.07 2008
27 FranceFrance 156.22 2009
28 FinlandFinland 152.52 2010
29 GuyanaGuyana 148.83 2010
30 ChileChile 132.67 2008
31 South KoreaSouth Korea 131.58 2004
32 MexicoMexico 127.18 2010
33 MongoliaMongolia 126.07 2010
34 LuxembourgLuxembourg 116.65 2008
35 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 111.21 2008
36 El SalvadorEl Salvador 109.52 2010
37 IrelandIreland 107.05 2010
38 EcuadorEcuador 105.82 2006
39 AustriaAustria 104.29 2010
40 MoldovaMoldova 103.31 2010
41 UruguayUruguay 98.38 2004
42 GermanyGermany 94.45 2010
43 NetherlandsNetherlands 92.08 2010
44 ArgentinaArgentina 84.86 2008
45 KazakhstanKazakhstan 82.81 2008
46 BangladeshBangladesh 80.64 2006
47 ItalyItaly 76.57 2006
48 BruneiBrunei 74.73 2006
49 Sri LankaSri Lanka 73.68 2004
50 DenmarkDenmark 72.42 2009
51 OmanOman 70.56 2008
52 ThailandThailand 69.82 2010
53 BelizeBelize 68.05 2010
54 ColombiaColombia 67.8 2010
55 LithuaniaLithuania 63.28 2010
56 PhilippinesPhilippines 63.26 2009
57 EstoniaEstonia 60.44 2010
58 ParaguayParaguay 59.69 2006
59 MonacoMonaco 58.19 2006
60 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 57.64 2010
61 SenegalSenegal 53.51 2010
62 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 49.19 2006
63 MoroccoMorocco 48.18 2009
64 RomaniaRomania 46.88 2009
65 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 45.77 2009
66 KuwaitKuwait 41.75 2009
67 PolandPoland 41.04 2010
68 PortugalPortugal 39.86 2010
69 MauritiusMauritius 39.82 2010
70 SudanSudan 34.93 2008
71 LatviaLatvia 34.84 2010
72 RussiaRussia 34.46 2010
73 SpainSpain 34.25 2010
74 BahrainBahrain 32.26 2008
75 CroatiaCroatia 31.92 2010
76 SloveniaSlovenia 30.75 2010
77 MaldivesMaldives 28.68 2008
78 GuatemalaGuatemala 28.67 2009
79 BulgariaBulgaria 28.01 2010
80 SingaporeSingapore 26.81 2006
81 SlovakiaSlovakia 26.21 2009
82 CyprusCyprus 24.76 2009
83 HungaryHungary 24.6 2010
84 CameroonCameroon 23.41 2007
85 BelarusBelarus 22.93 2009
86 AlgeriaAlgeria 22.73 2008
87 KenyaKenya 21.27 2009
88 UgandaUganda 20.86 2010
89 JordanJordan 19.87 2006
90 GreeceGreece 19.01 2010
91 GeorgiaGeorgia 18.42 2010
92 IndiaIndia 18.39 2010
93 QatarQatar 18.05 2004
94 MontenegroMontenegro 17.83 2006
95 CanadaCanada 16.88 2010
96 Hong KongHong Kong 15.94 2010
97 TurkeyTurkey 15.22 2008
98 United Arab EmiratesUAE 14.77 2006
99 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 14.28 2008
100 UkraineUkraine 13.84 2010
101 AndorraAndorra 12.84 2010
102 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 11.96 2010
103 JapanJapan 10.11 2010
104 SerbiaSerbia 9.87 2010
105 GuineaGuinea 9.16 2007
106 NepalNepal 8.19 2006
107 YemenYemen 7.92 2009
108 SyriaSyria 7.67 2008
109 AlbaniaAlbania 7.62 2010
110 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 5.62 2006
111 TajikistanTajikistan 4.83 2009
112 LebanonLebanon 4.66 2006
113 ArmeniaArmenia 3.71 2010
114 MozambiqueMozambique 1.88 2009
115 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.77 2010
116 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 0.0 2010

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Interesting observations about Crime > Violent crime > Rapes per million people

  • South Africa has had the highest violent crime > rapes per million people since 2004.
  • Botswana has ranked #2 in violent crime > rapes per million people since 2009.
  • Swaziland has ranked in the top 2 for violent crime > rapes per million people since 2003.
  • Sweden has ranked in the top 4 for violent crime > rapes per million people since 2005.
  • Lesotho has ranked in the top 3 for violent crime > rapes per million people since 2007.
  • Bermuda has ranked in the top 3 for violent crime > rapes per million people since 2003.
  • United States has ranked in the top 11 for violent crime > rapes per million people since 2003.
  • Nicaragua has ranked in the top 8 for violent crime > rapes per million people since 2006.
  • Suriname has ranked in the top 5 for violent crime > rapes per million people since 2003.
  • Grenada has ranked in the top 5 for violent crime > rapes per million people since 2009.
  • Belgium has ranked in the top 12 for violent crime > rapes per million people since 2003.
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