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| February 2025 |
Corruption Perceptions Index
The 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index is published, ranking 180 countries based on corruption levels between 1 May 2023 and 30 April 2024.
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| 2024 |
Corruption Perceptions Index
Significant declines in CPI scores observed in countries including Venezuela, Sweden (dropping 7 points to 82), Great Britain (dropping 3 points to 71), Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Gabon, Guatemala, and Turkey.
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| 2024 |
Corruption Perceptions Index
Notable improvements in CPI scores over the last twelve years recorded for Uzbekistan, Tanzania, Ukraine, Ivory Coast, Dominican Republic, and Kuwait.
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| 2024 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
Preliminary data continues to track killings by law enforcement officers across multiple countries.
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| 2024 |
Countries by intentional homicide rate
InSight Crime conducted a study revealing the homicide rates in Latin America and the Caribbean, identifying the Turks and Caicos Islands as having the highest homicide rate, followed by Haiti and St. Kitts and Nevis.
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| 2024 |
Corruption Perceptions Index
Most recent CPI report published, covering 180 countries and providing updated corruption perception scores across six global regions.
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| 2024 |
Corruption Perceptions Index
Transparency International reports global corruption levels have stagnated, with only 28 out of 180 countries improving their corruption levels over the past twelve years.
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| 2024 |
Corruption Perceptions Index
Over 80 percent of the global population lives in countries with a Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) score below the global average of 43.
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| November 24 2024 |
Countries by intentional homicide rate
UNODC table last fully updated with global homicide data retrieved from official sources.
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| 2023 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
United States reached 1,232+ killings by law enforcement officers, showing a continued upward trajectory.
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| 2023 |
Countries by intentional homicide rate
Highest intentional homicide rate recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean at 45.723 per 100,000 population
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| 2023 |
Countries by intentional homicide rate
UNODC published global murder counts and rates study, documenting homicide statistics across different regions including Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
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| 2022 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
Canada further increased to 69 killings by law enforcement officers.
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| 2022 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
United States documented 1,096 killings by law enforcement officers, with a rate of 33.1 per 10 million population, as compiled by The Washington Post.
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| 2022 |
Countries by intentional homicide rate
UNODC calculated a global estimated homicide rate of 5.61 per 100,000 population.
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| 2022 |
Countries by intentional homicide rate
Sub-Saharan Africa experienced a significant intentional homicide rate of 45.534 per 100,000 population
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| 2022 |
Countries by intentional homicide rate
Southern Asia reported an intentional homicide rate of 2.832 per 100,000 population
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| 2022 |
Corruption Perceptions Index
The 'Exporting Corruption 2022' report was published, assessing foreign bribery enforcement across 47 countries. The report found a significant decline in foreign bribery enforcement, with only two countries in the active enforcement category.
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| January 13 2022 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
Japan reported 1 killing by law enforcement officers as of January 13.
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| 2021 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
Canada increased to 57 killings by law enforcement officers.
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| 2021 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
United States saw an increase to 1,055 killings by law enforcement officers, continuing the trend of high fatality rates.
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| 2021 |
CompStat
A study found that CompStat led to an increase in minor arrests, no impact on serious crime, and encouraged data manipulation by police departments.
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| 2020 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
Canada recorded 52 killings by law enforcement officers.
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| 2020 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
Australia recorded 16 killings by law enforcement officers.
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| 2020 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
United States recorded 1,021 killings by law enforcement officers, marking a significant year in tracking police-related fatalities.
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| 2020 |
Uniform Crime Reports
Summary Reporting System (SRS) fully discontinued and replaced by the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).
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| 2019 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
Venezuela reported 5,286 killings by law enforcement officers, with the highest rate of 1,829.9 killings per 10 million population.
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| 2019 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
Syria reported 1,497 killings by law enforcement officers in the context of the Syrian civil war, with a rate of 819 per 10 million population.
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| 2019 |
Countries by intentional homicide rate
Sub-Saharan Africa reported a high intentional homicide rate of 21.741 per 100,000 population
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| 2018 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
Nicaragua reported at least 325 killings by law enforcement officers, with a rate of 522.7 per 10 million population.
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| 2017 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
Slight decrease in Brazilian law enforcement killings to 5,804, but still maintaining a historically high number.
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| 2017 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
El Salvador documented 1,087 killings by law enforcement officers, with a rate of 1,703.8 per 10 million population.
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| 2017 |
Countries by intentional homicide rate
UNODC calculated a global estimated homicide rate of 6.1 per 100,000 population.
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| 2016 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
Philippines recorded over 6,069 killings of 'drug personalities' in anti-drug operations, with a rate of 556.5 per 10 million population.
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| 2016 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
Peak year for Brazilian law enforcement killings, with a record high of 6,160 fatalities recorded.
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| 2016 |
CompStat
The Brennan Center for Justice reported that CompStat had a modest effect on reducing crime, noting the NYPD's implementation might be unique due to its size.
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| 2015 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
Brazil experiences further increase in law enforcement killings, reaching 5,144 fatalities, continuing the upward trend from the previous year.
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| 2014 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
Significant spike in killings by law enforcement observed in Brazil, with 4,224 recorded fatalities, marking a critical year in police-related deaths.
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| 2014 |
CompStat
Justice Quarterly published an article providing statistical evidence of NYPD manipulating CompStat data.
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| 2013 |
CompStat
In Floyd v. City of New York, Judge Scheindlin ruled that CompStat led to pressures resulting in disproportionate and discriminatory stop-and-frisk searches targeting blacks and Hispanics.
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| 2012 |
Countries by intentional homicide rate
UNODC calculated a global estimated homicide rate of 6.2 per 100,000 population.
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| 2012 |
Corruption Perceptions Index
The baseline year for tracking corruption level changes in the Transparency International report, comparing country scores from 2012 to 2024.
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| 2012 |
Corruption Perceptions Index
The Corruption Perceptions Index is restructured to rank countries on a scale from 100 (very clean) to 0 (highly corrupt).
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| 2012 |
Corruption Perceptions Index
First comprehensive regional Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) tracking begins, establishing baseline measurements for corruption levels across different global regions.
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| 2011 |
CompStat
A Police Executive Research Forum survey found that 79% of member agencies utilized CompStat, with 52% having adopted it between 2006 and 2010.
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| 2010 |
Countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
Comprehensive data collection begins tracking annual killings by law enforcement officers across multiple countries, providing a systematic approach to documenting police-related fatalities.
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| 2010 |
Countries by intentional homicide rate
UNODC calculated a global estimated homicide rate of 6.9 per 100,000 population.
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| 2010 |
CompStat
Mayor Bloomberg implemented CompStat-like evaluations across all city services, extending the management technique beyond policing.
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| 2010 |
CompStat
NYPD officer Adrian Schoolcraft released recordings exposing superiors urging him to manipulate crime data, with his captain demanding an increase in summonses under threat of retaliation.
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