This dimension groups criminal offenses by their grade or severity. Wikipedia notes that an offender, if found guilty, "may be sentenced to a form of reparation such as a community sentence, or, depending on the nature of their offence, to undergo imprisonment, life imprisonment or, in some jurisdictions, death," a range of penalties that tracks the offense's own grade. Browsing by offense grade compares offenses of a similar severity.
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Comparison
Classification Authority Offense Grade
Sources
1. Crime Statistics (Wikipedia)
Crime statistics, Official statistics/Methods subsectionQuote, Crime statistics, Official statistics/Methods subsection
In March 2015 the UNODC published the first version of the "International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes" (ICCS).
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