Police-recorded offences by offence category by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
1,942
Türkiye
Lowest
1
Liechtenstein
Median
54
Years covered
17
2008–2024
Data points
832
What the numbers show
Police-recorded offences by offence category is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 1,942 in Türkiye; the lowest is 1 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 54, and the mean is 143.33.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,942.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 250.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 58.2%).
Police-recorded offences by offence category: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 1,942 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 2 | France | 882 | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 3 | Germany | 694 | 2024 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 4 | Spain | 349 | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 336 | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 254 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 254 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 8 | Belgium | 166 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 151 | 2024 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 10 | Netherlands | 120 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 10 | Netherlands | 120 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 12 | Finland | 100 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 13 | Sweden | 92 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 81 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 79 | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 16 | Austria | 78 | 2024 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 76 | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 17 | Lithuania | 76 | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 19 | Portugal | 72 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 69 | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 66 | 2024 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 59 | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 59 | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 54 | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 54 | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 26 | Denmark | 52 | 2024 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 27 | Switzerland | 45 | 2024 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 27 | Latvia | 45 | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 27 | Latvia | 45 | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 30 | Albania | 41 | 2024 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 39 | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 31 | Croatia | 39 | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 31 | Norway | 39 | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Ireland | 37 | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33 | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 36 | Kosovo* | 26 | 2021 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Estonia | 25 | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 25 | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 20 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 20 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 15 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 15 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 43 | Montenegro | 12 | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 44 | Cyprus | 9 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 45 | Iceland | 7 | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Malta | 5 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 2 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 48 | Liechtenstein | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.