Police-recorded offences by offence category in Poland
Poland: Police-recorded offences by offence category was 254 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
254
Change on year
down 13.6%
World rank
6th
of 48 countries
All-time high
493
in 2009
All-time low
205
in 2019
Years of data
17
2008–2024
Police-recorded offences by offence category in Poland, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, police-recorded offences by offence category in Poland stood at 254.
The figure is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police-recorded offences by offence category in Poland peaked at 493 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 205, in 2019.
That places Poland 6th out of 48 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Police-recorded offences by offence category in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 460 | — |
| 2009 | 493 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 436 | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 449 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 377 | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 296 | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 282 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 287 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 256 | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 278 | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 265 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 205 | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 261 | +27.3% |
| 2021 | 265 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 258 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 294 | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 254 | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 476.5 | 460 | 493 | 2 |
| 2010s | 313.1 | 205 | 449 | 10 |
| 2020s | 266.4 | 254 | 294 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is police-recorded offences by offence category in Poland?
- Police-recorded offences by offence category in Poland was 254 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest police-recorded offences by offence category recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 493 in 2009.
- What is the lowest police-recorded offences by offence category recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 205 in 2019.
- How does Poland rank for police-recorded offences by offence category?
- Poland ranks 6th out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is police-recorded offences by offence category rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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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