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

Estonia: Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court was 2,938 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2,938 Number
Change on year
down 13.1%
World rank
40th
of 41 countries
All-time high
11,574 Number
in 2008
All-time low
2,938 Number
in 2024
Years of data
17
2008–2024

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

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k2008201620242008: 11.6k Number2009: 7.9k Number2010: 9.1k Number2011: 10.0k Number2012: 9.6k Number2013: 8.5k Number2014: 7.7k Number2015: 7.4k Number2016: 7.6k Number2017: 6.7k Number2018: 5.7k Number2019: 5.7k Number2020: 4.9k Number2021: 4.6k Number2022: 3.8k Number2023: 3.4k Number2024: 2.9k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

In 2024, persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Estonia stood at 2,938 Number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Estonia peaked at 11,574 Number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,938 Number, in 2024.

That places Estonia 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process in Estonia, 2008 to 2024.
Year Number Change
2008 11,574 Number
2009 7,881 Number -31.9%
2010 9,131 Number +15.9%
2011 9,992 Number +9.4%
2012 9,638 Number -3.5%
2013 8,477 Number -12.0%
2014 7,670 Number -9.5%
2015 7,375 Number -3.8%
2016 7,619 Number +3.3%
2017 6,714 Number -11.9%
2018 5,702 Number -15.1%
2019 5,703 Number +0.0%
2020 4,949 Number -13.2%
2021 4,569 Number -7.7%
2022 3,837 Number -16.0%
2023 3,380 Number -11.9%
2024 2,938 Number -13.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9,728 Number 7,881 Number 11,574 Number 2
2010s 7,802 Number 5,702 Number 9,992 Number 10
2020s 3,935 Number 2,938 Number 4,949 Number 5

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 37 Latvia 4,881 Number compare
  2. 37 Latvia 4,881 Number compare
  3. 39 Montenegro 2,991 Number compare
  4. 40 Estonia 2,938 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Estonia?
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Estonia was 2,938 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 11,574 Number in 2008.
What is the lowest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,938 Number in 2024.
How does Estonia rank for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court?
Estonia ranks 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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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