Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process by country
Countries reporting
33
Highest
632,115
Germany
Lowest
2,938
Estonia
Median
30,280
Years covered
17
2008–2024
Data points
555
What the numbers show
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 632,115 in Germany; the lowest is 2,938 in Estonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 30,280, and the mean is 106,813.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 215.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 51.3%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 80.3%).
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 632,115 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 745,846 | 2024 | up 51.3% | falling |
| 2 | France | 433,943 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 3 | Spain | 320,298 | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 261,556 | 2020 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 165,937 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 6 | Belgium | 159,957 | 2020 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 109,821 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 8 | Sweden | 83,235 | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 9 | Finland | 78,807 | 2023 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 10 | Netherlands | 66,894 | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 11 | Denmark | 57,761 | 2024 | down 72.4% | falling |
| 12 | Hungary | 54,431 | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 13 | Czechia | 46,424 | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 42,796 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 15 | Cyprus | 32,683 | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 16 | Romania | 30,280 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 17 | Serbia | 26,210 | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 25,445 | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 21,821 | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 20 | Slovakia | 21,204 | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 21 | Kosovo* | 18,001 | 2019 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 22 | Lithuania | 14,450 | 2024 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 23 | Croatia | 12,918 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 24 | Norway | 12,556 | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,948 | 2024 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 26 | Albania | 8,907 | 2024 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 7,482 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 7,120 | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 29 | Slovenia | 5,165 | 2024 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 30 | Latvia | 4,881 | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 31 | Montenegro | 2,991 | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 2,938 | 2024 | down 61.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- England and Wales 1.23 million
- Scotland (NUTS 2021) 82,716
- Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) 24,921