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

Slovakia: Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court was 21,204 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
21,204 Number
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
23rd
of 41 countries
All-time high
36,079 Number
in 2013
All-time low
21,204 Number
in 2024
Years of data
17
2008–2024

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2008201620242008: 28.7k Number2009: 31.0k Number2010: 31.2k Number2011: 30.1k Number2012: 35.1k Number2013: 36.1k Number2014: 33.6k Number2015: 29.7k Number2016: 27.2k Number2017: 26.3k Number2018: 29.4k Number2019: 28.4k Number2020: 25.4k Number2021: 23.6k Number2022: 25.3k Number2023: 24.0k Number2024: 21.2k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 21,204 Number for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Slovakia peaked at 36,079 Number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21,204 Number, in 2024.

Slovakia ranks 23rd of 41 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 Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process in Slovakia, 2008 to 2024.
Year Number Change
2008 28,681 Number
2009 30,953 Number +7.9%
2010 31,179 Number +0.7%
2011 30,110 Number -3.4%
2012 35,077 Number +16.5%
2013 36,079 Number +2.9%
2014 33,610 Number -6.8%
2015 29,691 Number -11.7%
2016 27,208 Number -8.4%
2017 26,330 Number -3.2%
2018 29,385 Number +11.6%
2019 28,431 Number -3.2%
2020 25,392 Number -10.7%
2021 23,642 Number -6.9%
2022 25,254 Number +6.8%
2023 23,963 Number -5.1%
2024 21,204 Number -11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29,817 Number 28,681 Number 30,953 Number 2
2010s 30,710 Number 26,330 Number 36,079 Number 10
2020s 23,891 Number 21,204 Number 25,392 Number 5

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 20 Serbia 26,210 Number compare
  2. 21 Austria 25,445 Number compare
  3. 22 Bulgaria 21,821 Number compare
  4. 23 Slovakia 21,204 Number compare
  5. 25 Kosovo* 18,001 Number compare
  6. 26 Lithuania 14,450 Number compare
  7. 26 Lithuania 14,450 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Slovakia?
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Slovakia was 21,204 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 36,079 Number in 2013.
What is the lowest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 21,204 Number in 2024.
How does Slovakia rank for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court?
Slovakia ranks 23rd out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia 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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