Category · 8 data sets
Crime & Safety
Incarceration, violent crime, policing, and public safety spending — sourced from the UNODC, FBI, and World Prison Brief.
Incarceration rate
Source: World Prison Brief
531Per 100k, US
145World average
Homicide rate
Source: UNODC
6.4Per 100k, US
5.8World average
Police spending per capita
Source: OECD / BJS
$385United States
$210OECD average
Civilian gun ownership
Source: Small Arms Survey
120.5Per 100 people, US
13.2World average
Sources for this category
- UNODC (UN Office on Drugs and Crime) — the most-cited global source for homicide and incarceration data
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting — U.S.-side crime statistics
- World Prison Brief — incarceration data by country