Homicide in Scotland, 2002
Statistics on homicide in Scotland, 2002
Statistical Bulletin Criminal Justice Series CrJ/2003/9 HOMICIDE IN SCOTLAND, 2002
Comparison of homicide rates in selected countries and cities, 1999-2001 Table 18
EU Member States |
|
Country |
Homicides per million population (average per year 1999-2001) |
Scotland |
21.6 |
Edinburgh |
15.6 |
Glasgow |
58.7 |
Aberdeen |
21.9 |
Dundee |
15.9 |
England & Wales |
16.1 |
London |
26.0 |
Northern Ireland |
26.5 |
Belfast |
55.9 |
Austria |
12.3 |
Vienna |
28.4 |
Belgium |
17.9 |
Brussels |
28.7 |
Germany |
11.5 |
Berlin |
23.4 |
Ireland (Eire) |
14.2 |
Dublin |
18.8 |
Italy |
15.0 |
Rome |
12.4 |
France |
17.3 |
Paris |
20.0 |
Denmark |
10.2 |
Copenhagen |
18.1 |
Sweden |
11.1 |
Stockholm |
27.7 |
Spain |
11.2 |
Madrid |
18.4 |
Luxembourg |
n/a |
Netherlands |
15.1 |
Amsterdam |
31.3 |
Greece |
13.8 |
Athens & Pireus |
5.7 |
Portugal |
11.7 |
Lisbon |
15.0 |
Finland |
28.6 |
Helsinki |
21.8 |
Average: |
15.9 |
EU candidate countries |
|
Country |
Homicides per million population (average per year 1999-2001) |
Bulgaria |
38.7 |
Sofia |
n/a |
Cyprus |
13.9 |
Lefkosia |
3.6 |
Czech Republic |
25.2 |
Prague |
43.3 |
Estonia |
106.1 |
Tallinn |
94.0 |
Hungary |
23.4 |
Budapest |
24.0 |
Latvia |
64.7 |
Riga |
n/a |
Lithuania |
106.2 |
Vilnius |
89.0 |
Malta |
16.3 |
Valletta |
n/a |
Poland |
20.5 |
Warsaw |
40.0 |
Romania |
24.1 |
Bucharest |
n/a |
Slovakia |
25.5 |
Bratislava |
37.2 |
Slovenia |
11.8 |
Ljubljana |
13.8 |
Turkey |
26.7 |
Ankara |
25.5 |
Other countries |
|
Country |
Homicides per million population (average per year 1999-2001) |
Australia |
18.7 |
Canberra |
5.3 |
Sydney |
16.3 |
Canada |
17.7 |
Ottawa |
9.4 |
Japan |
10.5 |
Tokyo |
12.1 |
New Zealand |
25.0 |
Wellington |
21.3 |
Norway |
9.5 |
Oslo |
17.0 |
Russia |
220.5 |
Moscow |
183.8 |
South Africa |
558.6 |
Pretoria |
n/a |
Switzerland |
11.2 |
Berne |
10.4 |
Geneva |
17.2 |
USA |
55.6 |
New York |
86.5 |
San Francisco |
81.0 |
Washington DC |
428.7 |
Source: Home Office
Note:
Further information on this can be found in the Home Office publication: 'International comparisons of criminal justice statistics 2002'.
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