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Crime Statistics > Robberies (most recent) by country

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   Spain  17.9%
   Argentina  16.9%
   United States  15.1%
   South Africa  8.2%
   Mexico  5.3%
   Russia  4.8%
   United Kingdom  4.2%
   Chile  4%
   Indonesia  2.2%
   Germany  2.1%
   Poland  1.7%
   Italy  1.4%
   Venezuela  1.3%
   Peru  1.2%
   India  1%
   Canada  1%
   Colombia  0.9%
   France  0.9%
   Australia  0.8%
   Ukraine  0.8%


Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1  Spain:497,262 
#2  Argentina:469,899 
#3  United States:420,637 
#4  South Africa:228,442 
#5  Mexico:147,775 
#6  Russia:132,393 
#7  United Kingdom:115,480 
#8  Chile:110,672 
#9  Indonesia:61,260 
#10  Germany:58,867 
#11  Poland:47,808 
#12  Italy:40,006 
#13  Venezuela:34,975 
#14  Peru:34,036 
#15  India:28,411 
#16  Canada:26,700 
#17  Colombia:24,537 
#18  France:24,304 
#19  Australia:23,314 
#20  Ukraine:21,429 
#21  Netherlands:21,389 
#22  Costa Rica:19,293 
#23  Portugal:17,362 
#24  Malaysia:14,696 
#25  Zimbabwe:11,855 
#26  Uruguay:10,282 
#27  Bolivia:9,607 
#28  Sweden:8,974 
#29  Morocco:8,821 
#30  Japan:6,984 
#31  Belgium:6,888 
#32  Czech Republic:5,468 
#33  El Salvador:5,327 
#34  Estonia:4,754 
#35  Sri Lanka:4,647 
#36  Lithuania:4,535 
#37  Korea, South:4,524 
#38  Panama:4,366 
#39  Bulgaria:4,266 
#40  Hong Kong:3,433 
#41  Papua New Guinea:3,394 
#42  Hungary:3,389 
#43  Denmark:3,238 
#44  Austria:3,127 
#45  Romania:3,025 
#46  Zambia:2,699 
#47  Latvia:2,664 
#48  Belarus:2,460 
#49  Switzerland:2,445 
#50  Ireland:2,414 
#51  Moldova:2,341 
#52  Jamaica:2,331 
#53  Finland:2,120 
#54  New Zealand:1,834 
#55  Norway:1,781 
#56  Turkey:1,633 
#57  Kyrgyzstan:1,497 
#58  Slovakia:1,409 
#59  Croatia:1,204 
#60  Mauritius:1,166 
#61  Tunisia:1,104 
#62  Greece:833 
#63  Thailand:780 
#64  Saudi Arabia:598 
#65  Slovenia:498 
#66  Luxembourg:429 
#67  Georgia:336 
#68  Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:296 
#69  Kuwait:274 
#70  Albania:220 
#71  Nepal:199 
#72  Azerbaijan:182 
#73  Yemen:175 
#74  Oman:166 
#75  Armenia:162 
#76  Dominica:57 
#77  Seychelles:53 
#78  Maldives:52 
#79  Cyprus:38 
#80  Iceland:32 
#81  Burma:
#82  Qatar:
Total: 2,778,341  
Weighted average: 33,882.2  


DEFINITION: Total recorded robberies. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.

SOURCE: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)

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