Here is an interesting stat.
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cr...e-total-crimes
It shows total crimes by country. These are reported crimes so many of the third world countries where crimes are less likely to be reported are lower.
Of course the US is number 1, but to me the interesting thing is that the UK is #2. They have half as many crimes as the US, but the US has 5 times as many people. Looks like Americans aren't the only people with a crime problem.