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Country
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Prisoners
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Adult prisoners
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Juvenile prisoners
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N of prisoners per 100.000 inhabitants
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N of juvenile prisoners per 100.000 inhabitants
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Age of criminal responsibility
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Albania
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6.031
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5.972
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59
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208,97
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9,60
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14
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Austria
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8.619
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8.503
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116
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99,18
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7,68
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14
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Belgiuma
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10.994
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10.870
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14
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97,84
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0,61
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n/ab
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Bosnia and Herzegovinaa
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2.832
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2.214
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11
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Bulgaria
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7.345
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7.318
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27
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102,67
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2,27
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14
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Croatia
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3.108
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3.063
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45
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74,16
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6,03
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14
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Cyprus
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586
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571
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15
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69,08
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8,88
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14
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Czech Republic
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22.481
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22.396
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85
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213,01
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4,48
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15
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Denmark
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3.408
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3.392
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16
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59,71
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1,37
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15
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England & Wales
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83.604
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82.969
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635
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143,78
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5,14
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10
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Estonia
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2.864
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2.835
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29
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217,64
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11,74
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14
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Finland
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3.156
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3.063
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93
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57,51
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8,67
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15
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France
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68.432
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67.674
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758
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102,50
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5,11
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13
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Germany
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64.291
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63.020
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Unknown
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78,24
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Unknown
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14
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Greece
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9.560
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9.310
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250
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88,65
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13,32
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15
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Hungary
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17.658
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17.351
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307
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179,62
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17,89
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14
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Iceland
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116
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116
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0
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34,88
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0,00
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15
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Irelanda
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3.716
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3.150
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60
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78,65
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4,98
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12
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Italy
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55.978
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54.653
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1.325
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92,27
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13,24
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14
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Kosovo
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1.648
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1.589
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59
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93,02
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10,08
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Unknown
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Latvia
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4.243
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4.200
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43
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215,49
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12,21
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14
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Liechtenstein
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72
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72
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0
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191,38
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0,00
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14
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Lithuania
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6.815
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6.757
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58
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235,93
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11,19
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14
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Luxembourg
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724
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717
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7
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125,64
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1,21
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16
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Macedonia
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Malta
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553
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537
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16
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127,30
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21,20
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14
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Montenegro
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1.123
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1.119
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4
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180,48
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2,88
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14
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Netherlands
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10.601
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10.180
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421
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62,44
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12,32
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12
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Northern Ireland
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1.407
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1.407
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0
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75,70
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0,00
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10
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Norwaya
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4.192
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4.116
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3
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80,45
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0,27
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15
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Poland
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71.528
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70.041
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1.487
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188,39
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21,72
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13
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Portugal
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13.917
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13.588
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329
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134,58
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18,26
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16
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Romania
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27.455
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27.048
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407
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138,94
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10,93
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16
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Scotland
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7.744
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7.282
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462
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144,57
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44,80
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8/12c
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Serbia
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10.672
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10.433
|
239
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150,81
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19,49
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14
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Slovakia
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9.995
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9.919
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76
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184,20
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7,60
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14
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Slovenia
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1.308
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1.299
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9
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63,37
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2,48
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14
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Spain
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59.589
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57.711
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650
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128,31
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7,79
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14
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Swedena
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5.910
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5.527
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16
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59,99
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0,81
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15
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Switzerland
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6.541
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6.522
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19
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78,55
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1,27
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10
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Turkey
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200.727
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198.325
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2.402
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254,92
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10,50
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12
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- aCountries for which some information of 2015 was used because 2016 was not available
- bNo criminal law applies for youth under the age of 18
- cIn 2018 new legislation was proposed that will raise the age of criminal responsibility from 8 to 12
