In 2022, Costa Rica had the highest burglary rate worldwide, with ***** occurrences per 100,000 inhabitants. Other countries with the highest burglary rate were Sweden, Luxembourg and Dominica.

The average for 2017 based on 79 countries was 105 robberies per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Costa Rica: 1587 robberies per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Oman: 1 robberies per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2003 to 2017. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The average for 2016 based on 74 countries was 783 thefts per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Denmark: 3949 thefts per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Senegal: 1 thefts per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2003 to 2016. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Dominica was the country with the highest burglary rate in the Caribbean in 2020. Up to *** home burglaries were reported per 100,000 population in this island nation. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines registered the second-highest rate, with *** such crime reports per 100,000 inhabitants.

In 2023, the District of Columbia had the highest reported violent crime rate in the United States, with 1,150.9 violent crimes per 100,000 of the population. Maine had the lowest reported violent crime rate, with 102.5 offenses per 100,000 of the population. Life in the District The District of Columbia has seen a fluctuating population over the past few decades. Its population decreased throughout the 1990s, when its crime rate was at its peak, but has been steadily recovering since then. While unemployment in the District has also been falling, it still has had a high poverty rate in recent years. The gentrification of certain areas within Washington, D.C. over the past few years has made the contrast between rich and poor even greater and is also pushing crime out into the Maryland and Virginia suburbs around the District. Law enforcement in the U.S. Crime in the U.S. is trending downwards compared to years past, despite Americans feeling that crime is a problem in their country. In addition, the number of full-time law enforcement officers in the U.S. has increased recently, who, in keeping with the lower rate of crime, have also made fewer arrests than in years past.

Overview:

This project aims to investigate the potential correlation between the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of approximately 190 countries for the years 2021 and 2023 and their corresponding crime ratings. The crime ratings are represented on a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 indicating minimal or null crime activity and 10 representing the highest level of criminal activity.

Dataset:

The dataset used in this project comprises GDP data for the years 2021 and 2023 for around 190 countries, sourced from reputable international databases. Additionally, crime rating scores for the same countries and years are collected from credible sources such as governmental agencies, law enforcement organizations, or reputable research institutions.

Methodology:

• Data Collection: GDP data for 2021 and 2023, along with crime rating scores, are gathered for approximately 190 countries.
• Data Preprocessing: The collected data is cleaned and standardized to ensure consistency and compatibility across different datasets.
• Analysis: Statistical methods and data visualization techniques are employed to explore the potential relationship between GDP and crime ratings.
• Interpretation: Findings from the analysis are interpreted to determine the strength and direction of any observed correlations between GDP and crime ratings.
• Conclusion: Based on the analysis results, conclusions are drawn regarding the existence and significance of the relationship between GDP and crime ratings.

Expected Outcomes:

Identification of any significant correlations or patterns between GDP and crime ratings across different countries. Insights into the potential socioeconomic factors influencing crime rates and their relationship with economic indicators like GDP. Implications for policymakers, law enforcement agencies, and researchers in understanding the dynamics between economic development and crime prevalence.

Introduction

Crime statistics: Crime Statistics serve as a crucial tool for understanding and addressing criminal activities within a society. In India, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), established in 1986, is responsible for collecting and analyzing crime data across the country. This data collection aids in identifying trends, allocating resources, and formulating policies to combat crime effectively.

In 2024, India reported a crime rate of 445.9 incidents per 100,000 people, reflecting a slight decrease of 0.56% compared to the previous year. The most prevalent crimes included theft, robbery, and assault. Notably, rape cases increased by 1.1%, and kidnappings saw a surge of 5.1%.

Regional disparities were evident, with Uttar Pradesh recording the highest per capita crime rate at 7.4, followed by Arunachal Pradesh at 5.8, and Jharkhand at 5.3. Urban areas continued to experience higher crime rates compared to rural regions.

The NCRB employs a systematic approach to crime data analysis, encompassing five key steps: collection, categorization, analysis, dissemination, and evaluation. This methodology ensures that the data is not only accurate but also actionable, facilitating informed decision-making by law enforcement agencies and policymakers.

Understanding crime statistics is essential for developing effective strategies to enhance public safety and reduce criminal activities across the nation.

These numbers don't tell the whole story, but they give us a good starting point to understand what's happening in our communities. They can be used as tools to help criminal justice professionals anticipate increased risk of crime.

The average for 2017 based on 97 countries was 7.4 homicides per 100,000 people. The highest value was in El Salvador: 61.8 homicides per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Japan: 0.2 homicides per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2017. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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Turks and Caicos Islands saw a murder rate of 103.1 per 100,000 inhabitants, making it the most dangerous country for this kind of crime worldwide as of 2024. Interestingly, El Salvador, which long had the highest global homicide rates, has dropped out of the top 29 after a high number of gang members have been incarcerated. Meanwhile, Colima in Mexico was the most dangerous city for murders. Violent conflicts worldwide Notably, these figures do not include deaths that resulted from war or a violent conflict. While there is a persistent number of conflicts worldwide, resulting casualties are not considered murders. Partially due to this reason, homicide rates in Latin America are higher than those in Afghanistan or Syria. A different definition of murder in these circumstances could change the rate significantly in some countries. Causes of death Also, noteworthy is that murders are usually not random events. In the United States, the circumstances of murders are most commonly arguments, followed by narcotics incidents and robberies. Additionally, murders are not a leading cause of death. Heart diseases, strokes and cancer pose a greater threat to life than violent crime.

Since 2014, Eurostat and the UNODC have launched a joint annual data collection on crime and criminal justice statistics, using the UN crime trends questionnaire and complementary Eurostat requests

for specific areas of interest to the European Commission. The data and metadata are collected from National Statistical Institutes or other relevant authorities (mainly police and justice departments) in each EU Member State, EFTA country and EU potential members. On the Eurostat website, data are available for 41 jurisdictions since 2008 until 2018 data and for 38 jurisdictions since 2019 data (EU-27, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Serbia, Turkey, Kosovo(1)), having drop the data for the United Kingdom separately owing to three separate jurisdictions England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.

This joint data collection and other data collections carried out by Eurostat allows to gather information on:

• police-recorded offences by type of crime
• police-recorded offences by NUTS3 region
• intentional homicide and sexual violence victims and perpetrators (suspected, prosecuted, convicted) by sex
• intentional homicide victims by age, sex, and relationship to the offender
• intentional homicide victims and offences in largest cities
• offenders by justice legal status (suspected, prosecuted, convicted), age, sex, and citizenship
• persons brought before criminal courts by legal status (convicted persons/acquitted)
• personnel by institution (police, courts, and prisons) by sex
• legal cases in first instance courts by type and stage
• prisoners by age, sex, citizenship, and status of the trial process
• prison capacity and occupancy
• people involved in human trafficking by legal status (victims, suspected and convicted traffickers) and victims of human trafficking by all forms of exploitation and citizenship

Where available, data are broken down by sex, age groups (adults/juveniles), country of citizenship (foreigners or nationals) and other relevant variables. National data are available and for intentional homicide offences, city level data (largest cities) are available for some countries. Regional data at NUTS3 level are also available for some police-recorded offences.

Some historical series are available:

• Number of police-recorded crimes by type (intentional homicide, violence, robbery, home burglary, car thefts, and drug crimes) for the period 1993 – 2007
• Number of police-recorded homicide in cities for the period 1993 – 2007
• Number of police officers for the period 1993 – 2007
• Prison population for the period 1993 – 2007

Total number of police-recorded crimes for the period 1950 – 2000

(1) under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244/99

The average for 2016 based on 14 countries was 1102 thefts per 100,000 people. The highest value was in France: 2135 thefts per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Cyprus: 62 thefts per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2003 to 2016. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The United States had, by far, the highest homicide rate of the G7 countries between 2000 and 2023. In 2023, it reached 5.76 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, a decrease from 6.78 in 2021. By comparison, Canada, the G7 nation with the second-highest homicide rate, had 1.98 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2023. Out of each G7 nation, Japan had the lowest rate with 0.23 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.

Dataset

This dataset was created by Shahriar Kabir

Released under CC0: Public Domain

Contents

The average for 2016 based on 16 countries was 144 thefts per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Macao: 480 thefts per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Nepal: 4 thefts per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2003 to 2016. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Crime regional data are police-recorded offences. The data are collected at regional level for European Union Member States, EFTA countries, and potential EU members where NUTS3 is relevant and available. National data are presented in the dataset for countries where NUTS3 is not relevant (Cyprus, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Montenegro as the whole territory is one single NUTS region) or still not available (Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo - this designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence).

From 2008 onwards, the statistics include police-recorded offences for homicide, assault, sexual violence, robbery, burglary, (of which) burglary of residential premises, theft, (of which) theft of motorized land vehicle.

The average for 2017 based on 6 countries was 85 robberies per 100,000 people. The highest value was in South Africa: 332 robberies per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Benin: 2 robberies per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2003 to 2017. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

This method returns Crystal Roof’s proprietary crime rate map overlays. These overlays are taken directly from our main Crime Rates map.

The overlays are circular PNG images, available in 1,000, 1,500, or 2,000-meter radii.

You can request overlays showing either total crime rates or crime rates for a specific crime type (controlled by the variant parameter).

About Crystal Roof’s Crime Rates Map

• Crime rates are calculated for small geographic areas known as Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs).
• Rates are calculated per 1,000 residents, using population data from the 2021 Census.
• Crime levels are grouped into 10 categories using our proprietary algorithm, which balances both the distribution of crime values and the number of areas with similar rates. These categories are not standard deciles.
• All figures represent annual data (covering the most recent 12 months).
• The dataset is updated monthly, with a three-month lag between the current date and the most recent available data.

Integration examples

• Google Maps integration example
• Leaflet integration example

In 2022, there were approximately 886 thousand instances of burglaries per 100,000 of the population in Australia. In comparison, South Korea recorded around 19.58 instances of burglaries per 100,000 of the population that year.

The average for 2017 based on 34 countries was 126 robberies per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Costa Rica: 1587 robberies per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in South Korea: 2 robberies per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2003 to 2017. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.