Suspects and offenders by age by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
2.18 million Number
Germany
Lowest
564 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
44,954 Number
Years covered
17
2008–2024
Data points
685
What the numbers show
Suspects and offenders by age is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 2.18 million Number in Germany; the lowest is 564 Number in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 44,954 Number, and the mean is 210,817 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,874.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 80.6%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 66.8%).
Suspects and offenders by age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 2.18 million Number | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 2 | France | 1.96 million Number | 2024 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 796,644 Number | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 4 | Spain | 575,185 Number | 2024 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 5 | Austria | 335,777 Number | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 286,154 Number | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 286,154 Number | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 8 | Hungary | 214,128 Number | 2024 | up 79.1% | flat |
| 9 | Sweden | 210,479 Number | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 199,267 Number | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 11 | Belgium | 193,852 Number | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 12 | Greece | 181,061 Number | 2024 | up 80.6% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 165,240 Number | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 14 | Finland | 152,323 Number | 2024 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 140,610 Number | 2024 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 140,610 Number | 2024 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 17 | Switzerland | 122,608 Number | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 18 | Ireland | 101,919 Number | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 75,825 Number | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 20 | Norway | 59,663 Number | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 45,508 Number | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 44,401 Number | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 23 | Albania | 40,057 Number | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 39,791 Number | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 25 | Denmark | 31,917 Number | 2024 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 26 | Slovakia | 29,307 Number | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 29,307 Number | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 24,021 Number | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 24,021 Number | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 21,716 Number | 2024 | down 29.2% | flat |
| 30 | Lithuania | 21,716 Number | 2024 | down 29.2% | flat |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18,835 Number | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 17,212 Number | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 17,212 Number | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 14,752 Number | 2017 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 12,429 Number | 2024 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 12,429 Number | 2024 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 38 | Malta | 7,151 Number | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 39 | Iceland | 6,435 Number | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 40 | Cyprus | 6,116 Number | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 41 | Montenegro | 4,802 Number | 2024 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 42 | Liechtenstein | 564 Number | 2024 | down 66.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Scotland (NUTS 2021) 192,785 Number