Police-recorded offences by offence category in Malta
Malta: Police-recorded offences by offence category was 5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Police-recorded offences by offence category in Malta, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 5 for police-recorded offences by offence category in 2024.
That represents a change of up 150.0% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police-recorded offences by offence category in Malta peaked at 10 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2021.
Malta ranks 46th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Police-recorded offences by offence category in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | — |
| 2009 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +233.3% |
| 2013 | 6 | -40.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +80.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 8 | +300.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | -75.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +150.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 69, 7% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Police-recorded offences by offence category in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +300.0% | 2 | 8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.7 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 43 Montenegro 12 compare
- 44 Cyprus 9 compare
- 45 Iceland 7 compare
- 47 Luxembourg 2 compare
- 48 Liechtenstein 1 compare
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is police-recorded offences by offence category in Malta?
- Police-recorded offences by offence category in Malta was 5 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest police-recorded offences by offence category recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2012.
- What is the lowest police-recorded offences by offence category recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for police-recorded offences by offence category?
- Malta ranks 46th out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is police-recorded offences by offence category rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Police-recorded offences by offence category. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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