Lifestyle > Security > Victimisation rates > Victimisation by type of crime > All conventional victimisation: Countries Compared
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Crime statistics shown here are based on the 2005 International Crime Victim Survey (ICVS), run by a consortium coordinated by the United Nations Interregional Criminal Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). ICVS data for European countries are drawn from the European Survey on Crime and Safety, organised by a consortium led by Gallup Europe. Previous waves of this survey were conducted in 1989, 1992, 1996 and 2000, and most results can be compared across waves.
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Interesting observations about Lifestyle > Security > Victimisation rates > Victimisation by type of crime > All conventional victimisation
- United Kingdom ranked first for security > victimisation rates > victimisation by type of crime > all conventional victimisation amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
- Ireland ranked first for security > victimisation rates > victimisation by type of crime > all conventional victimisation amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
- 11 of the bottom 12 countries by security > victimisation rates > victimisation by type of crime > all conventional victimisation are European Union.
- 13 of the bottom 14 countries by security > victimisation rates > victimisation by type of crime > all conventional victimisation are European.
- 21 of the top 24 countries by security > victimisation rates > victimisation by type of crime > all conventional victimisation are Christian.
- Iceland ranked first for security > victimisation rates > victimisation by type of crime > all conventional victimisation amongst NATO countries in 2005.
- All of the top 2 countries by security > victimisation rates > victimisation by type of crime > all conventional victimisation are English speaking .
- All of the bottom 8 countries by security > victimisation rates > victimisation by type of crime > all conventional victimisation are Heavily indebted.
- Spain ranked last for security > victimisation rates > victimisation by type of crime > all conventional victimisation amongst Eurozone in 2005.
- Japan ranked last for security > victimisation rates > victimisation by type of crime > all conventional victimisation amongst Non-religious countries in 2005.
