Police-recorded offences by offence category in Malta
Malta: Police-recorded offences by offence category was 5 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Police-recorded offences by offence category in Malta, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 5 Number 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 Number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2 Number, in 2021.
Malta ranks 44th of 46 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 | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 Number | — |
| 2009 | 4 Number | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 4 Number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 Number | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 10 Number | +233.3% |
| 2013 | 6 Number | -40.0% |
| 2014 | 6 Number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 Number | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 5 Number | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 9 Number | +80.0% |
| 2018 | 6 Number | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 4 Number | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 6 Number | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 2 Number | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 8 Number | +300.0% |
| 2023 | 2 Number | -75.0% |
| 2024 | 5 Number | +150.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 5 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 69 Number, 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 Number | 8 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 Number | 4 Number | 6 Number | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.7 Number | 3 Number | 10 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 Number | 2 Number | 8 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 41 Montenegro 12 Number compare
- 42 Cyprus 9 Number compare
- 43 Iceland 7 Number compare
- 45 Luxembourg 2 Number compare
- 46 Liechtenstein 1 Number 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 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest police-recorded offences by offence category recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10 Number in 2012.
- What is the lowest police-recorded offences by offence category recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 Number in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for police-recorded offences by offence category?
- Malta ranks 44th out of 46 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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