NationMaster - Scatterplot: Crime > Total crime victims vs Economy

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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.447 (this correlation is weak)

	X Axis	Y Axis

Variable:	Crime > Total crime victims	Economy > Import growth
Plot Display:	Logarithmic (base 10)	Logarithmic (base 10)
Definition:	People victimized by crime (as a % of the total population). Data refer to people victimized by one or more of 11 crimes recorded in the survey: robbery, burglary, attempted burglary, car theft, car vandalism, bicycle theft, sexual assault, theft from car, theft of personal property, assault and threats. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.	Real imports of goods and services annual growth rate (2002)
Source:	UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin	OECD
Correlations:	People > Male population > Age 100-104 > % of the total Crime > Property crime victims Education > Young longtext readers Economy > Exports > Primary Economy > Exports > Manufactured	Lifestyle > Very proud of their nationality Crime > Property crime victims Economy > Export growth Economy > Import growth > Duration 1993-2002 Environment > Expenditure pollution control as % of GDP
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