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

Latvia: Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court was 4,881 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
4,881 Number
Change on year
up 13.6%
World rank
37th
of 41 countries
All-time high
10,979 Number
in 2008
All-time low
4,298 Number
in 2023
Years of data
17
2008–2024

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k2008201620242008: 11.0k Number2009: 10.7k Number2010: 9.6k Number2011: 9.2k Number2012: 8.9k Number2013: 8.6k Number2014: 9.2k Number2015: 9.6k Number2016: 8.9k Number2017: 9.3k Number2018: 8.6k Number2019: 8.1k Number2020: 7.1k Number2021: 6.8k Number2022: 5.0k Number2023: 4.3k Number2024: 4.9k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Latvia is 4,881 Number, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Latvia peaked at 10,979 Number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4,298 Number, in 2023.

That places Latvia 37th 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 Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process in Latvia, 2008 to 2024.
Year Number Change
2008 10,979 Number
2009 10,702 Number -2.5%
2010 9,626 Number -10.1%
2011 9,194 Number -4.5%
2012 8,942 Number -2.7%
2013 8,626 Number -3.5%
2014 9,213 Number +6.8%
2015 9,558 Number +3.7%
2016 8,945 Number -6.4%
2017 9,262 Number +3.5%
2018 8,587 Number -7.3%
2019 8,099 Number -5.7%
2020 7,093 Number -12.4%
2021 6,849 Number -3.4%
2022 4,951 Number -27.7%
2023 4,298 Number -13.2%
2024 4,881 Number +13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10,840 Number 10,702 Number 10,979 Number 2
2010s 9,005 Number 8,099 Number 9,626 Number 10
2020s 5,614 Number 4,298 Number 7,093 Number 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 34 North Macedonia 7,120 Number compare
  2. 35 Slovenia 5,165 Number compare
  3. 35 Slovenia 5,165 Number compare
  4. 37 Latvia 4,881 Number compare
  5. 39 Montenegro 2,991 Number compare
  6. 40 Estonia 2,938 Number compare
  7. 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 Latvia?
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Latvia was 4,881 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 10,979 Number in 2008.
What is the lowest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 4,298 Number in 2023.
How does Latvia rank for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court?
Latvia ranks 37th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia 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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