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| Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years | 65.79 | 65.22 |
| Ranked 41st. 1% more than United States | Ranked 44th. | |
| Crime levels | 45 | 55.84 |
| Ranked 49th. | Ranked 30th. 24% more than Panama | |
| Drugs > Annual cannabis use | 3.60% | 13.70% |
| Ranked 5th. | Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Panama | |
| Drugs > Opiates use | 0.20% | 0.57% |
| Ranked 3rd. | Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Panama | |
| Murder rate | 13 | 5 |
| Police officers | 0.6 | 243.6 |
| Ranked 12th. | Ranked 27th. 406 times more than Panama | |
| Robberies | 38.1 | 146.4 |
| Ranked 40th. | Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Panama | |
| Total crimes | 21,058 | 11.88 million |
| Ranked 65th. | Ranked 1st. 564 times more than Panama | |
| Total crimes per 1000 | 6.63 | 41.29 |
| Ranked 64th. | Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Panama | |
| Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents | 21.7 | 88.8 |
| Ranked 26th. | Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Panama | |
| Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate | 20 | 4.7 |
| Ranked 16th. 4 times more than United States | Ranked 7th. | |
| Violent crime > Murder rate | 759 | 12,996 |
| Ranked 26th. | Ranked 9th. 17 times more than Panama | |
| Violent crime > Murder rate per million people | 206.35 | 42.01 |
| Ranked 20th. 5 times more than United States | Ranked 43th. | |
| Violent crime > Murders | 759 | 12,996 |
| Ranked 26th. | Ranked 9th. 17 times more than Panama | |
| Violent crime > Murders per million people | 206.35 | 42.01 |
| Ranked 20th. 5 times more than United States | Ranked 43th. | |
| Fear of crime > Violent hate crime | 17.11 | 32.55 |
| Ranked 79th. | Ranked 31st. 90% more than Panama | |
| Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night | 55.26 | 41.84 |
| Ranked 41st. 32% more than United States | Ranked 60th. | |
| Murders > Per 100,000 people | 13.4 | 5.9 |
| Ranked 37th. 2 times more than United States | Ranked 63th. | |
| Prisoners | 10,350 prisoners | 2.02 million prisoners |
| Ranked 68th. | Ranked 1st. 195 times more than Panama | |
| Assaults | 54.2 | 786.7 |
| Ranked 40th. | Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Panama | |
| Punishment > Maximum length of sentence | 50 years | None |
| Auto theft | 18.8 | 390.2 |
| Ranked 51st. | Ranked 6th. 21 times more than Panama | |
| Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery | 43.42 | 75.54 |
| Ranked 37th. | Ranked 10th. 74% more than Panama | |
| Murders > WHO | 11.5 | 5.6 |
| Ranked 59th. 2 times more than United States | Ranked 88th. | |
| Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day | 85.53 | 75.24 |
| Ranked 28th. 14% more than United States | Ranked 57th. | |
| Prisoners > Per capita | 354 per 100,000 people | 715 per 100,000 people |
| Ranked 15th. | Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Panama | |
| Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence | No life imprisonment sentence | Varies by state |
| Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked | 33.33 | 42.08 |
| Ranked 65th. | Ranked 43th. 26% more than Panama | |
| Software piracy rate | 74% | 20% |
| Ranked 37th. 4 times more than United States | Ranked 106th. | |
| Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft | 48.75 | 57.93 |
| Ranked 51st. | Ranked 28th. 19% more than Panama | |
| Drug offences | 1,484 per 100,000 people | 560.1 per 100,000 people |
| Ranked 29th. 3 times more than United States | Ranked 41st. | |
| Perceived problems > Illegal drugs | 42.11 | 61.82 |
| Ranked 57th. | Ranked 19th. 47% more than Panama | |
| Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery | 75 | 42.45 |
| Ranked 41st. 77% more than United States | Ranked 69th. | |
| Sentence Length | 10,103 | 29 |
| Ranked 3rd. 348 times more than United States | Ranked 30th. | |
| Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole | Varies, depending on sentence | 15 years minimum to infinite, or never (depending on crime and state) |
| Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted | 27.63 | 44.84 |
| Ranked 79th. | Ranked 33th. 62% more than Panama | |
| Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed | 47.06 | 45.01 |
| Ranked 41st. 5% more than United States | Ranked 47th. | |
| Illicit drugs | major cocaine transshipment point and primary money-laundering center for narcotics revenue; money-laundering activity is especially heavy in the Colon Free Zone; offshore financial center; negligible signs of coca cultivation; monitoring of financial transactions is improving; official corruption remains a major problem | world’s largest consumer of cocaine (shipped from Colombia through Mexico and the Caribbean), Colombian heroin, and Mexican heroin and marijuana; major consumer of ecstasy and Mexican methamphetamine; minor consumer of high-quality Southeast Asian heroin; illicit producer of cannabis, marijuana, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and methamphetamine; money-laundering center |
| Frauds | 261 | 371,800 |
| Ranked 69th. | Ranked 2nd. 1425 times more than Panama | |
| Serious assaults | 36.3 | 281.6 |
| Ranked 16th. | Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Panama | |
| Prisoners per 1000 | 3.26 prisoners | 7.02 prisoners |
| Ranked 20th. | Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Panama | |
| Murders committed by youths | 151 | 8,226 |
| Ranked 26th. | Ranked 3rd. 54 times more than Panama | |
| Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence | No life imprisonment sentence | Varies by state |
| Judges | 8% | 10.80% |
| Ranked 31st. | Ranked 3rd. 35% more than Panama | |
| Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter | 46.43 | 48.52 |
| Ranked 43th. | Ranked 39th. 5% more than Panama | |
| Prisoners > Female | 6.90% | 8.50% |
| Ranked 16th. | Ranked 9th. 23% more than Panama | |
| Judges and Magistrates | 239 | 29,023 |
| Ranked 47th. | Ranked 3rd. 121 times more than Panama | |
| Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 | ?? | Yes ( de jure ) |
| Punishment > Has life imprisonment | No | Yes |
| Car thefts | 566 | 1.25 million |
| Ranked 60th. | Ranked 1st. 2202 times more than Panama | |
| Car thefts per 1000 | 0.178 | 4.33 |
| Ranked 52nd. | Ranked 11th. 24 times more than Panama | |
| Murders committed by youths per million | 50.44 | 29.48 |
| Ranked 10th. 71% more than United States | Ranked 16th. | |
| Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen | 50 | 59.02 |
| Ranked 51st. | Ranked 33th. 18% more than Panama | |
| Punishment > Has indefinite sentence | No | Yes |
| Prosecutors | 2.40% | 8.80% |
| Ranked 39th. | Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Panama | |
| Judges and Magistrates per million | 75.19 | 100.91 |
| Ranked 43th. | Ranked 31st. 34% more than Panama | |
| Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen | 33.33 | 42.04 |
| Ranked 61st. | Ranked 45th. 26% more than Panama | |
| Prison staff | 23.40% | 138.30% |
| Ranked 42nd. | Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Panama | |
| Jails | 21 | 1,558 |
| Ranked 54th. | Ranked 6th. 74 times more than Panama | |
| Murders committed by youths per capita | 14.4 | 11 |
| Ranked 10th. 31% more than United States | Ranked 14th. | |
| Prisoners > Foreign prisoners | 9.10% | 0.50% |
| Ranked 37th. 18 times more than United States | Ranked 77th. | |
| Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled | 144.70% | 0 |
| Ranked 37th. | Ranked 126th. | |
| Frauds per 1000 | 0.0821 | 1.29 |
| Ranked 66th. | Ranked 24th. 16 times more than Panama | |
| Jails per million | 6.61 | 5.42 |
| Ranked 19th. 22% more than United States | Ranked 24th. | |
| Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees | 55% | 20% |
| Ranked 29th. 3 times more than United States | Ranked 106th. |
