Police-recorded offences by offence category by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
1,942 Number
Türkiye
Lowest
1 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
56.5 Number
Years covered
17
2008–2024
Data points
799
What the numbers show
Police-recorded offences by offence category is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 1,942 Number in Türkiye; the lowest is 1 Number in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 56.5 Number, and the mean is 147.96 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,942.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 34 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 Number | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 2 | France | 882 Number | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 3 | Germany | 694 Number | 2024 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 4 | Spain | 349 Number | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 336 Number | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 254 Number | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 254 Number | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 8 | Belgium | 166 Number | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 151 Number | 2024 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 10 | Netherlands | 120 Number | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 10 | Netherlands | 120 Number | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 12 | Finland | 100 Number | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 13 | Sweden | 92 Number | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 81 Number | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 79 Number | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 16 | Austria | 78 Number | 2024 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 76 Number | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 17 | Lithuania | 76 Number | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 19 | Portugal | 72 Number | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 69 Number | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 66 Number | 2024 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 59 Number | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 59 Number | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 54 Number | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 25 | Denmark | 52 Number | 2024 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 26 | Switzerland | 45 Number | 2024 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 45 Number | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 45 Number | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 29 | Albania | 41 Number | 2024 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 39 Number | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 39 Number | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 30 | Norway | 39 Number | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Ireland | 37 Number | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33 Number | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 35 | Kosovo* | 26 Number | 2021 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Estonia | 25 Number | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 25 Number | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 20 Number | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 15 Number | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 15 Number | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 41 | Montenegro | 12 Number | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 42 | Cyprus | 9 Number | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 43 | Iceland | 7 Number | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Malta | 5 Number | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 2 Number | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 46 | Liechtenstein | 1 Number | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- England and Wales 671 Number
- Scotland (NUTS 2021) 60 Number
- Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) 23 Number