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

Croatia: Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court was 12,918 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
12,918 Number
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
28th
of 41 countries
All-time high
26,355 Number
in 2009
All-time low
11,523 Number
in 2023
Years of data
17
2008–2024

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k2008201620242008: 25.1k Number2009: 26.4k Number2010: 25.4k Number2011: 24.2k Number2012: 21.2k Number2013: 17.2k Number2014: 15.5k Number2015: 13.0k Number2016: 13.8k Number2017: 12.4k Number2018: 12.2k Number2019: 13.3k Number2020: 11.9k Number2021: 12.6k Number2022: 12.6k Number2023: 11.5k Number2024: 12.9k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

In 2024, persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Croatia stood at 12,918 Number.

The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Croatia peaked at 26,355 Number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11,523 Number, in 2023.

That places Croatia 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process in Croatia, 2008 to 2024.
Year Number Change
2008 25,126 Number
2009 26,355 Number +4.9%
2010 25,355 Number -3.8%
2011 24,203 Number -4.5%
2012 21,174 Number -12.5%
2013 17,162 Number -18.9%
2014 15,452 Number -10.0%
2015 12,972 Number -16.0%
2016 13,777 Number +6.2%
2017 12,424 Number -9.8%
2018 12,168 Number -2.1%
2019 13,295 Number +9.3%
2020 11,902 Number -10.5%
2021 12,550 Number +5.4%
2022 12,629 Number +0.6%
2023 11,523 Number -8.8%
2024 12,918 Number +12.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25,740 Number 25,126 Number 26,355 Number 2
2010s 16,798 Number 12,168 Number 25,355 Number 10
2020s 12,304 Number 11,523 Number 12,918 Number 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 25 Kosovo* 18,001 Number compare
  2. 26 Lithuania 14,450 Number compare
  3. 26 Lithuania 14,450 Number compare
  4. 28 Croatia 12,918 Number compare
  5. 30 Norway 12,556 Number compare
  6. 31 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9,948 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Croatia?
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Croatia was 12,918 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 26,355 Number in 2009.
What is the lowest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 11,523 Number in 2023.
How does Croatia rank for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court?
Croatia ranks 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Croatia 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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