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Total recorded assaults.     Rates per 100,000
Country 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
South Africa 1089 1092 1072 1047 1136 1251
England, Wales 388 436 457 732 834 852
USA 909 883 889 842 805 .
New Zealand 862 822 790 785 766 788
Canada 735 740 741 741 726 758
Australia 563 624 673 696 707 735
Finland 434 479 483 498 508 537
Portugal 350 357 374 400 370 380
Norway 216 230 230 295 294 328
Netherlands 180 193 241 242 268 278
Denmark 165 163 165 160 169 184
France 130 141 150 149 163 181
Germany 117 124 129 134 139 142
Hong Kong 128 122 117 116 119 110
Hungary 107 101 106 112 109 112
Poland 74.38 80.17 86.59 84.06 79.08 84.73
Italy 37.49 41.32 43.80 46.41 51.98 50.38
Bulgaria 39.05 38.98 41.94 40.66 40.08 37.76
Thailand 27.02 25.95 26.89 29.85 30.77 33.15
Sth Korea 10.84 10.86 10.81 16.19 22.40 31.55
Japan 18.73 19.18 20.92 21.16 21.91 34.04
Singapore 23.97 21.36 16.71 . . .

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