Based on a comparison of 60 countries in 2012, USA ranked the highest in persons brought into formal contact with the police or criminal justice system with 12,196,959 followed by India and Germany. On the other end of the scale was Moldova with 1,914, Montenegro with 4,361 and Malta with 5,171.
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| Country | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Albania | ... | ... | 9,066 | 9,945 | 13,085 | 11,989 | 15,107 | ||||
| Algeria | ... | 156,794 | 152,839 | 153,083 | 156,609 | 164,277 | |||||
| Armenia | ... | 6,917 | 5,443 | 5,678 | 10,889 | 12,164 | |||||
| Australia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 324,653 | 358,139 | 375,069 | ... | ||
| Austria | ... | 238,111 | 247,021 | 240,554 | 246,378 | 239,954 | |||||
| Azerbaijan | 18,564 | 17,734 | 18,312 | ... | 18,689 | ... | |||||
| Belarus | 49,324 | 77,778 | 72,944 | 73,310 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Belgium | ... | ... | ... | 247,023 | 256,458 | 264,795 | 278,931 | 276,625 | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | ... | ... | 29,802 | 12,416 | 12,065 | 25,395 | 27,407 | ||||
| Bulgaria | 64,041 | 57,303 | 55,504 | 55,400 | 59,206 | ||||||
| Canada | 635,587 | 643,002 | 652,326 | 658,707 | 656,494 | ||||||
| Chile | 510,809 | 497,721 | 556,961 | 609,108 | 606,406 | ||||||
| Colombia | ... | 270,023 | 227,995 | 185,659 | 198,134 | 220,285 | |||||
| Croatia | 32,845 | 31,993 | 31,740 | 32,431 | 31,252 | ||||||
| Czech Republic | ... | 122,753 | 127,718 | 122,053 | 123,235 | 112,477 | |||||
| Denmark | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Egypt | 107,074 | 117,977 | 114,100 | 101,487 | 104,407 | ... | |||||
| Estonia | ... | 17,407 | 16,375 | 18,249 | 15,620 | 16,924 | ... | ||||
| Finland | 284,357 | 308,150 | 308,195 | 298,527 | 302,053 | ||||||
| France | 1,100,398 | 1,128,871 | 1,172,393 | 1,174,837 | 1,146,315 | ||||||
| Georgia | 17,803 | 24,968 | 25,296 | 19,362 | 18,219 | ... | ... | ||||
| Germany | 2,283,127 | 2,294,883 | 2,255,693 | 2,250,339 | 2,152,803 | ||||||
| Greece | ... | 197,476 | 192,053 | 216,241 | 196,694 | 222,533 | ... | ||||
| Hungary | 168,474 | 162,951 | 162,787 | 178,620 | 198,673 | ||||||
| Iceland | ... | ... | ... | 4,250 | ... | 4,614 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| India | ... | 2,653,683 | 2,780,559 | 2,882,286 | 2,849,025 | 2,947,122 | ... | ... | |||
| Ireland | 51,280 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Israel | ... | 144,042 | 143,450 | 153,631 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Italy | 801,823 | 859,269 | 889,793 | 869,132 | 867,842 | ||||||
| Japan | 384,250 | 365,577 | 339,752 | 332,888 | 322,620 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | ... | ... | 76,336 | 71,540 | 70,051 | 69,569 | 76,963 | ... | |||
| Kenya | ... | 75,143 | 69,486 | 61,438 | 75,501 | 65,943 | |||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 16,387 | 15,184 | 15,873 | 15,873 | 14,627 | ||||||
| Latvia | 16,223 | 22,050 | 26,446 | 23,810 | 25,614 | ||||||
| Lithuania | 22,136 | 20,458 | 20,904 | 21,327 | 21,736 | ||||||
| Luxembourg | ... | ... | ... | 14,800 | 17,166 | 18,162 | 22,457 | 20,579 | ... | ||
| Macedonia | ... | ... | 16,911 | 21,141 | 22,690 | 21,226 | 21,093 | ||||
| Malaysia | ... | ... | 5,929 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Malta | ... | ... | 3,208 | 3,544 | 3,669 | 4,502 | |||||
| Mexico | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Moldova | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,560 | 2,046 | 2,106 | 2,030 | |||
| Mongolia | 16,825 | 17,810 | 18,642 | 19,612 | 19,378 | ... | |||||
| Montenegro | ... | ... | 7,806 | 7,211 | 6,774 | 6,630 | 5,833 | ||||
| Morocco | 306,393 | 324,827 | 325,167 | 337,005 | ... | ... | |||||
| Netherlands | 493,280 | 496,600 | 470,955 | 423,420 | 382,945 | ||||||
| New Zealand | ... | ... | 203,488 | 213,759 | 221,806 | 238,111 | 223,451 | ||||
| Nigeria | ... | ... | ... | ... | 93,817 | 90,756 | 93,333 | 109,055 | ... | ... | |
| Norway | 35,992 | 37,017 | 34,938 | 34,304 | 35,888 | ... | |||||
| Peru | 48,739 | 52,629 | 60,053 | 66,331 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Philippines | 24,247 | 22,267 | 23,967 | 22,627 | 29,134 | ... | |||||
| Poland | 587,959 | 540,604 | 516,626 | 521,699 | 516,154 | ||||||
| Portugal | 262,781 | 252,948 | 238,026 | 249,497 | 221,086 | ||||||
| Romania | 188,786 | 228,536 | 230,419 | 235,611 | 243,035 | ||||||
| Russia | 1,360,860 | 1,317,582 | 1,256,199 | 1,219,789 | 1,111,145 | ... | |||||
| Serbia | ... | ... | 51,535 | 54,910 | 56,966 | 55,583 | 55,264 | ||||
| Singapore | 19,639 | 20,107 | 19,273 | 18,773 | 19,712 | ||||||
| Slovakia | ... | ... | 53,573 | 53,481 | 52,573 | 56,265 | 53,310 | ||||
| Slovenia | 18,151 | 17,808 | 17,471 | 19,286 | 20,134 | ||||||
| South Korea | 1,992,777 | 2,109,545 | 2,333,120 | 2,519,237 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Spain | ... | ... | 287,946 | 311,993 | 350,801 | 334,045 | 322,884 | ||||
| Sweden | 109,702 | 112,304 | 119,244 | 124,852 | 126,451 | ||||||
| Switzerland | ... | ... | 64,017 | ... | ... | 132,907 | 131,705 | ||||
| Tajikistan | ... | ... | 8,328 | 8,940 | 8,363 | 8,859 | 7,927 | ... | |||
| Thailand | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 398,624 | ... | ... | |
| Turkey | 798,205 | 894,390 | 1,058,839 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Turkmenistan | 5,341 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Ukraine | ... | 214,507 | 214,093 | 207,740 | 212,090 | 226,385 | ... | ... | |||
| United Kingdom | ... | ... | 1,475,436 | 299,155 | 309,356 | 206,537 | 196,095 | ... | |||
| USA | 14,382,852 | 14,211,541 | 14,007,265 | 13,689,216 | 13,122,113 |
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