Denmark vs Switzerland: Police-recorded offences by offence category

Denmark
52 Number
in 2024
Switzerland
45 Number
in 2024
Denmark rank
25th
Switzerland rank
26th

Police-recorded offences by offence category over time

  • Denmark
  • Switzerland
0204060200820162024

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 52 Number against 45 Number in Switzerland, a difference of 7 Number.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Switzerland ahead.

Denmark ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 46 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 54.5 Number 52.5 Number 2 Number Denmark
2010s 51.8 Number 48.5 Number 3.3 Number Denmark
2020s 51.4 Number 45.8 Number 5.6 Number Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher police-recorded offences by offence category, Denmark or Switzerland?
Denmark, at 52 Number against 45 Number in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in police-recorded offences by offence category between Denmark and Switzerland?
7 Number, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for police-recorded offences by offence category?
Denmark ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 46 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Police-recorded offences by offence category. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Denmark vs Switzerland: Police-recorded offences by offence category. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/police-recorded-offences-by-offence-category/denmark/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/police-recorded-offences-by-offence-category/denmark/switzerland/">Denmark vs Switzerland: Police-recorded offences by offence category</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Police-recorded offences by offence category
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 799 data points, 2008–2024
Last refreshed