Crime in Chile
Crime in Chile is investigated by the Chilean police.
Crime by type
Murder
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In 2012, Chile had a murder rate of 3.1 per 100,000 population.[1] There were a total of 550 murders in Chile in 2012.[1]
Corruption
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As of 2006, there were isolated reports of government corruption in Chile. Transparency International's annual corruption index recorded that the Chilean public perceived the country as relatively free of corruption.[2]
Domestic violence
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Violence against women is prevalent across all classes of Chilean society.[3] As of the early 1990s, it was reported that domestic violence affects about fifty percent of the women in Chile.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Global Study on Homicide. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2013.
- ↑ Report on Human Rights Practices 2006: Chile. United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (March 6, 2007). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Culliton, K. M. (1994, January). Legal remedies for domestic violence in Chile & the US--Cultural relativism, myths & realities. Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law .
