U.S.- Mexico Crime Rate Comparison

You would think right off the bat that surely crime in the United States is far lower on average than it would be in Mexico. At least that's what most Americans would be inclined to initially believe. As it turns out it depends on what category of crime you are looking at. The numbers fluctuate from year to year but on average they remain within a certain ballpark. If you were to look at total crimes committed in the United States per 100,000 inhabitants the number would be about 4000 per year. That is to say that about 4000 Americans out of every 100,000 are victims of some kind of crime each year in the U.S. In Mexico It is about 1500 per 100,000 which is much lower. If you were to look at murder rates you would find that in Mexico about 13 individuals out of every 100,000 are murdered each year. In the U.S. it is a little over 5 per 100,000 a year which is a much lower murder rate. If you looked at rape statistics you would find that 14 out of 100,000 Mexicans are victims of rape each year. In the U.S. it is about 33 per 100,000. There is also far more theft in the U.S. than in Mexico on average. About 120 Mexicans per 100,000 are victims of some kind of theft each year. In the U.S. it is over 2400 per 100,000. Auto theft is also more prevalent in The U.S. 430 per 100,000 vehicles are stolen here each year. In Mexico it is about 140 per 100,000. Armed robberies are about the same for each country. About 150 per 100,000 inhabitants each year. It is important to remember that maintaining statistics on crimes committed is a little bit of a shaky business. Some crimes such as rape and robbery are sometimes not reported to authorities and due to this fact the figures are imperfect. Despite that the stats do give a reliable idea about where things stand in a general way even if they are not exact.