Soviet Union Crime Stats
Definitions
- Murder rate: Homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants in various countries.
- Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate: Homicides per 100’000 residents. Homicide is the death of a person purposefully inflicted by another person (it excludes suicides) outside of a state of war. Homicide is a broader category than murder, as it also includes manslaughter. The exact legal definition varies across countries, some of which include infanticide, assisted suicide, euthanasia and deaths caused by dangerous driving.
Citation
- Soviet Union has ranked in the top 5 for violent crime > intentional homicide rate since 1988.