Police-recorded offences by offence category in Serbia

Serbia: Police-recorded offences by offence category was 54 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
54
Change on year
down 30.8%
World rank
24th
of 48 countries
All-time high
136
in 2009
All-time low
54
in 2024
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Police-recorded offences by offence category in Serbia, 2008–2024

0501001502008201620242008: 1282009: 1362010: 1142011: 1142012: 1042013: 1322014: 1142015: 962016: 1062017: 792018: 1042019: 802020: 762021: 732022: 702023: 782024: 54

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, police-recorded offences by offence category in Serbia stood at 54. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.8% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, police-recorded offences by offence category in Serbia peaked at 136 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 54, in 2024.

Serbia ranks 24th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Police-recorded offences by offence category in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Police-recorded offences by offence category in Serbia, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 128 —
2009 136 +6.2%
2010 114 -16.2%
2011 114 +0.0%
2012 104 -8.8%
2013 132 +26.9%
2014 114 -13.6%
2015 96 -15.8%
2016 106 +10.4%
2017 79 -25.5%
2018 104 +31.6%
2019 80 -23.1%
2020 76 -5.0%
2021 73 -3.9%
2022 70 -4.1%
2023 78 +11.4%
2024 54 -30.8%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 54 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59, 92% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 54 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33, 1.6× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 132 128 136 2
2010s 104.3 79 132 10
2020s 70.2 54 78 5

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 21 Hungary 66 compare
  2. 22 Slovakia 59 compare
  3. 22 Slovakia 59 compare
  4. 24 Serbia 54 compare
  5. 26 Denmark 52 compare
  6. 27 Switzerland 45 compare
  7. 27 Latvia 45 compare
  8. 27 Latvia 45 compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is police-recorded offences by offence category in Serbia?
Police-recorded offences by offence category in Serbia was 54 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest police-recorded offences by offence category recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 136 in 2009.
What is the lowest police-recorded offences by offence category recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 54 in 2024.
How does Serbia rank for police-recorded offences by offence category?
Serbia ranks 24th out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
Is police-recorded offences by offence category rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia 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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Indicator
Police-recorded offences by offence category
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 832 data points, 2008–2024
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