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

Lithuania: Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court was 14,450 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14,450
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
22nd
of 32 countries
All-time high
20,358
in 2014
All-time low
12,788
in 2008
Years of data
17
2008–2024

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2008201620242008: 12.8k2009: 13.1k2010: 14.0k2011: 13.7k2012: 16.6k2013: 19.5k2014: 20.4k2015: 17.3k2016: 15.5k2017: 18.1k2018: 19.8k2019: 17.6k2020: 16.1k2021: 15.0k2022: 15.0k2023: 14.7k2024: 14.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Lithuania stood at 14,450.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Lithuania peaked at 20,358 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12,788, in 2008.

That places Lithuania 22nd out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process in Lithuania, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 12,788
2009 13,050 +2.0%
2010 13,992 +7.2%
2011 13,697 -2.1%
2012 16,631 +21.4%
2013 19,530 +17.4%
2014 20,358 +4.2%
2015 17,273 -15.2%
2016 15,508 -10.2%
2017 18,058 +16.4%
2018 19,779 +9.5%
2019 17,564 -11.2%
2020 16,060 -8.6%
2021 15,010 -6.5%
2022 14,959 -0.3%
2023 14,717 -1.6%
2024 14,450 -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12,919 12,788 13,050 2
2010s 17,239 13,697 20,358 10
2020s 15,039 14,450 16,060 5

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 19 Bulgaria 21,821 compare
  2. 20 Slovakia 21,204 compare
  3. 21 Kosovo* 18,001 compare
  4. 23 Croatia 12,918 compare
  5. 24 Norway 12,556 compare
  6. 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9,948 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Lithuania?
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Lithuania was 14,450 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 20,358 in 2014.
What is the lowest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 12,788 in 2008.
How does Lithuania rank for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court?
Lithuania ranks 22nd out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
Is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania 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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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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