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

Denmark: Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court was 57,761 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
57,761
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
11th
of 32 countries
All-time high
209,632
in 2012
All-time low
51,439
in 2019
Years of data
17
2008–2024

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

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2008201620242008: 163.1k2009: 173.3k2010: 183.6k2011: 200.5k2012: 209.6k2013: 206.2k2014: 209.4k2015: 195.2k2016: 189.8k2017: 177.9k2018: 182.8k2019: 51.4k2020: 56.3k2021: 52.8k2022: 52.7k2023: 57.2k2024: 57.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Denmark is 57,761, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 72.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Denmark peaked at 209,632 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51,439, in 2019.

Denmark ranks 11th of 32 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 Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process in Denmark, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 163,095
2009 173,255 +6.2%
2010 183,599 +6.0%
2011 200,452 +9.2%
2012 209,632 +4.6%
2013 206,214 -1.6%
2014 209,388 +1.5%
2015 195,172 -6.8%
2016 189,750 -2.8%
2017 177,935 -6.2%
2018 182,804 +2.7%
2019 51,439 -71.9%
2020 56,280 +9.4%
2021 52,837 -6.1%
2022 52,678 -0.3%
2023 57,224 +8.6%
2024 57,761 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 168,175 163,095 173,255 2
2010s 180,638 51,439 209,632 10
2020s 55,356 52,678 57,761 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 8 Sweden 83,235 compare
  2. 9 Finland 78,807 compare
  3. 10 Netherlands 66,894 compare
  4. 12 Hungary 54,431 compare
  5. 13 Czechia 46,424 compare
  6. 14 Portugal 42,796 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Denmark?
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Denmark was 57,761 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 209,632 in 2012.
What is the lowest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 51,439 in 2019.
How does Denmark rank for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court?
Denmark ranks 11th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
Is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark 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
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
36 places, 555 data points, 2008–2024
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