Summary
THINGS IN COMMON |
THINGS DIVERSE |
There is remarkable agreement around the world concerning the comparative seriousness of crimes. |
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All major and minor types of crimes: burglary, robbery, assault, car theft, are recognized all over the world, no matter what region. |
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No matter what part of the world, over a five year period, two out of three of the inhabitants of big cities are victimized by crime at least once. |
Risks of being victimized are highest in Latin America and (sub-Saharan) Africa. |
The chances globally to be victimised by serious contact crimes (robbery, sexual crimes or assault) are one in five. |
The New World countries stand out with the highest rates of assaults on men. Violence against women is the most prevalent in Latin America, Africa and in the New World countries. |
The prevalence of both property crime and violent crimes is related to problems of economic hardship among the young no matter what region. |
Where more people are economically deprived, crime rates are higher. |
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The level of some property crimes such as vehicle crimes is related to ownership rates. Where more people drive around in cars and/or bicycles, more of those vehicles are stolen. |
Violence against women is, like most serious crime, related to economic hardship. It is inversely related to the social status of women. |
Where women are more emancipated, the rates of violence against women are lower. |
Globally, two in three victims of burglaries report their victimization to the police. Less than one in three female victims of violence do so. |
Reporting is particularly low in the countries of Asia and Latin America. Only one in five of serious cases of violence are ever brought to the attention of the police. |
Globally, victims feel alienated with no authority to turn to for help. Two-thirds of victims of serious crimes who had reported to the police indicated an unmet need of help. |
Levels of demand for help among victims were highest in Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and America. |
Globally, less than half of the victims who reported their cases to the police were satisfied with the response. |
Levels of satisfaction with the police are the lowest among victims in Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe and Africa. |