Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Austria

Austria: Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court was 25,445 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
25,445 Number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
21st
of 41 countries
All-time high
38,394 Number
in 2010
All-time low
23,716 Number
in 2020
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Austria, 2008–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2008201620242008: 38.2k Number2009: 37.9k Number2010: 38.4k Number2011: 36.5k Number2012: 35.5k Number2013: 34.4k Number2014: 33.0k Number2015: 32.1k Number2016: 30.4k Number2017: 30.7k Number2018: 27.7k Number2019: 27.3k Number2020: 23.7k Number2021: 23.7k Number2022: 24.5k Number2023: 25.0k Number2024: 25.4k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Austria recorded 25,445 Number for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Austria peaked at 38,394 Number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23,716 Number, in 2020.

Austria ranks 21st of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process in Austria, 2008 to 2024.
Year Number Change
2008 38,226 Number
2009 37,868 Number -0.9%
2010 38,394 Number +1.4%
2011 36,461 Number -5.0%
2012 35,541 Number -2.5%
2013 34,424 Number -3.1%
2014 32,980 Number -4.2%
2015 32,118 Number -2.6%
2016 30,450 Number -5.2%
2017 30,746 Number +1.0%
2018 27,655 Number -10.1%
2019 27,284 Number -1.3%
2020 23,716 Number -13.1%
2021 23,731 Number +0.1%
2022 24,466 Number +3.1%
2023 25,033 Number +2.3%
2024 25,445 Number +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38,047 Number 37,868 Number 38,226 Number 2
2010s 32,605 Number 27,284 Number 38,394 Number 10
2020s 24,478 Number 23,716 Number 25,445 Number 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 18 Cyprus 32,683 Number compare
  2. 19 Romania 30,280 Number compare
  3. 20 Serbia 26,210 Number compare
  4. 22 Bulgaria 21,821 Number compare
  5. 23 Slovakia 21,204 Number compare
  6. 23 Slovakia 21,204 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Austria?
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Austria was 25,445 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 38,394 Number in 2010.
What is the lowest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 23,716 Number in 2020.
How does Austria rank for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court?
Austria ranks 21st out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 686 data points, 2008–2024
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