There are more than 9 million prisoners in the world from which more than 50% are in USA, China and Russia raising questions on how USA is also a police state like Russia & Chin
United States of America is only 4% of world’s population yet it is the country which hosts more than 20% prisoners of the world. Some believe that it is because of the better security and judicial system but facts shows that prisoners are only a fraction of the crime world.
The reason for higher prisoners in USA is the higher crime rate in world’s greatest country. There are many reasons for higher crime rate but is commonly believed that high percentage of school drop outs, single parenting and drug addiction are the main reasons.
Each 3 seconds there is a property crime in USA. 7 million theft cases are recorded each year, Burglary accounts for 2 million crimes, about 1 million vehicles are stolen. Sexual assault and rape is also considered among one of the biggest crime, with cases being in millions but only a fraction being reported.