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Some stats.
From national data
AUS 2001 (Aus. Bureau of Statistics)
US 2000 (FBI data)
PER 100,000:
Homicide...
AUS 5.4 US: data not broken out
(of that, Murder+Manslaughter... AUS: 1.8 US: 5.5)
Assault...
AUS: 782.9 US: 323.6
Sexual Assault...
AUS: 86.4 US: 32.0
Kidnapping...
AUS: 3.9 US: data not broken out
Robbery...
AUS: 137.1 US: 144.9
Unlawful Entry w/Intent... (headsplice's category)
AUS: 2246.9 US: 728.4
Car theft...
AUS: 722.0 US: 414.2
Other theft...
AUS: 3607.5 US: 2475.3
From the highly-regarded International Crime Victims Survey 2000
Percentage of people victimized by crime in 2000, EXCEPT death-related...
AUS: 30.0 US: 21.1
Number of crimes per 100 in 2000, EXCEPT death-related...
AUS: 54.3 US: 39.5
% crimes reported to police in 2000...
AUS: 50 US: 52
(suggesting that the "from national data" is reasonable to compare)
ICVS PERCEPTIONS about crime 2000
Perception of chance of burglary next year...
AUS: 11% very likely, 32% likely, 50% not likely
US: 3% very likely, 13% likely, 78% not likely
Do you feel safe walking alone at night?...
AUS: 24% very safe, 40% fairly safe, 21% bit unsafe, 14% very unsafe
US: 46% very safe, 36% fairly safe, 10% bit unsafe, 4% very unsafe
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