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Based on a comparison of 64 countries in 2012, USA ranked the highest in number of assaults recorded by the police with 760,739 followed by Brazil and Germany. On the other end of the scale was Iceland with 74.0, Estonia with 99.0 and Georgia with 126.
Buy Number of Assaults Recorded by the Police for all countries
| Countries | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Albania | ... | ... | 246 | 219 | 363 | 379 | 178 | ||||
| Algeria | 36,681 | 36,915 | 40,398 | 42,298 | 41,381 | ||||||
| Argentina | ... | ... | 134,291 | 137,181 | 145,240 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Armenia | ... | 178 | 164 | 201 | 166 | 155 | |||||
| Australia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68,019 | 71,972 | 71,914 | ... | ||
| Austria | ... | 3,577 | 3,878 | 3,945 | 4,023 | 3,606 | |||||
| Azerbaijan | 160 | 363 | 414 | 418 | 425 | ... | |||||
| Belarus | 1,726 | 1,657 | 1,442 | 1,318 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Belgium | 70,886 | 74,289 | 76,299 | 77,635 | 77,653 | ||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | ... | ... | 1,498 | 1,566 | 1,474 | ... | 505 | ||||
| Brazil | ... | ... | ... | 652,778 | 649,027 | 649,996 | 651,879 | 715,702 | |||
| Bulgaria | 2,976 | 3,173 | 3,216 | 3,122 | 3,038 | ||||||
| Canada | 56,709 | 58,269 | 58,419 | 57,002 | 55,436 | ||||||
| Chile | ... | ... | ... | 20,992 | 21,727 | 23,275 | 23,816 | 22,259 | |||
| Colombia | ... | 46,529 | 47,957 | 36,043 | 55,130 | 53,181 | |||||
| Croatia | 1,069 | 1,093 | 1,128 | 1,059 | 986 | ||||||
| Czech Republic | ... | 19,171 | 19,551 | 17,875 | 16,887 | 18,073 | |||||
| Denmark | 11,628 | 11,552 | 11,203 | 10,573 | 10,598 | ||||||
| Egypt | ... | ... | ... | 65.0 | 71.0 | 120 | 134 | 156 | ... | ||
| Estonia | ... | ... | 141 | 145 | 140 | 106 | 103 | ||||
| Finland | 30,864 | 34,614 | 34,778 | 32,878 | 33,063 | ||||||
| France | 164,359 | 175,886 | 187,937 | 193,405 | 192,906 | ||||||
| Georgia | ... | 271 | 157 | 200 | 134 | 126 | ... | ... | |||
| Germany | 510,775 | 523,283 | 518,499 | 519,010 | 515,853 | ||||||
| Greece | 7,399 | 7,788 | 8,008 | 7,869 | 7,636 | ||||||
| Hungary | 11,516 | 11,148 | 12,757 | 12,405 | 14,536 | ||||||
| Iceland | ... | ... | ... | 56.0 | 50.0 | 77.0 | 79.0 | 57.0 | |||
| India | ... | 264,748 | 273,067 | 284,969 | 279,214 | 289,022 | ... | ... | |||
| Indonesia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33,330 | 35,641 | 31,960 | |||
| Ireland | 13,737 | 15,147 | 16,186 | 15,580 | 15,038 | ||||||
| Israel | ... | 50,866 | 45,025 | 45,432 | ... | 46,007 | ... | ||||
| Italy | ... | 59,143 | 63,602 | 65,791 | 65,611 | 64,866 | |||||
| Japan | 64,989 | 62,952 | 59,932 | 56,102 | 56,140 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | ... | ... | ... | 2,474 | 1,988 | 1,945 | 1,621 | 1,589 | |||
| Kenya | ... | ... | 13,186 | 12,089 | 11,479 | 14,189 | 14,078 | ||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 206 | 343 | 349 | 359 | 536 | ... | |||||
| Latvia | 1,549 | 1,256 | 1,346 | 1,215 | 1,226 | ||||||
| Lithuania | 340 | 287 | 251 | 220 | 245 | ||||||
| Luxembourg | ... | ... | ... | 1,811 | 2,030 | 2,317 | 2,350 | 2,475 | ... | ||
| Macedonia | ... | ... | ... | 441 | 349 | 213 | 228 | 248 | |||
| Malaysia | ... | ... | 5,716 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Malta | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 196 | 173 | 180 | |||
| Mexico | ... | 245,507 | 261,295 | 250,932 | 244,623 | 230,687 | |||||
| Moldova | 409 | 408 | 385 | 369 | 416 | ||||||
| Mongolia | 3,584 | 4,614 | 5,319 | 5,770 | 5,821 | ... | |||||
| Montenegro | 164 | 9,271 | 8,277 | 8,101 | 6,994 | ||||||
| Morocco | 36,161 | 31,432 | 30,934 | 31,106 | ... | ... | |||||
| Netherlands | 138,720 | 71,570 | 69,005 | 65,690 | 60,295 | ||||||
| New Zealand | ... | ... | 10,140 | 11,569 | 11,948 | 11,941 | 11,260 | ||||
| Nigeria | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15,136 | 14,692 | 14,075 | 18,093 | ... | ||
| Norway | 3,185 | 3,312 | 3,279 | 3,093 | 2,925 | ||||||
| Peru | ... | 15,827 | 14,461 | 14,586 | 16,360 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Poland | ... | ... | ... | ... | 552 | 553 | 604 | 522 | |||
| Portugal | 39,998 | 37,389 | 33,494 | 33,205 | 30,816 | ||||||
| Romania | 9,459 | 9,586 | 9,457 | 9,072 | 12,301 | ||||||
| Russia | ... | 51,429 | 47,348 | 45,436 | 43,112 | 39,745 | ... | ||||
| Serbia | ... | ... | 1,657 | 1,681 | 1,582 | 1,442 | 1,391 | ||||
| Singapore | 636 | 403 | 441 | 406 | 429 | ||||||
| Slovakia | 3,200 | 2,967 | 2,702 | 2,618 | 2,426 | ||||||
| Slovenia | 2,431 | 2,482 | 2,135 | 2,177 | 2,182 | ||||||
| South Korea | ... | ... | ... | 281,928 | 294,728 | 305,465 | 315,731 | 292,347 | |||
| Spain | ... | ... | 180,706 | 70,536 | 72,803 | 80,910 | 25,077 | ||||
| Sweden | 77,019 | 82,262 | 84,566 | 86,281 | 87,854 | ||||||
| Tajikistan | ... | ... | ... | 5,762 | 5,730 | 7,396 | 9,489 | 5,490 | ... | ||
| Thailand | ... | ... | 25,798 | 26,620 | 18,804 | 18,359 | 16,375 | ... | ... | ||
| Turkey | 138,937 | 123,548 | 154,313 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Turkmenistan | ... | ... | 83.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Ukraine | 6,464 | 5,716 | 4,984 | 5,103 | 4,029 | ... | ... | ||||
| United Kingdom | 590,574 | 531,437 | 500,714 | 478,747 | 444,212 | ||||||
| USA | 874,096 | 866,358 | 843,683 | 812,514 | 781,844 |
