Thefts recorded by the police in France

Police in France recorded 1,911 thefts per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024.

Measure: Thefts recorded by the police Unit: Offences per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 2008 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
France, 2024 1,911 Offences per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 −45per 100,000 people 2023: 1,956 per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 731 per 100,000 people Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 7th of 35 See the full ranking

Thefts recorded by the police in France over time

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Offences per 100,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Thefts recorded by the police (offences per 100,000 inhabitants), 2008 to 2024
Period France
2024 1,911 per 100,000 people
2023 1,956 per 100,000 people
2022 1,957 per 100,000 people
2021 1,743 per 100,000 people
2020 1,740 per 100,000 people
2019 2,144 per 100,000 people
2018 2,133 per 100,000 people
2017 2,181 per 100,000 people
2016 2,198 per 100,000 people
2015 2,102 per 100,000 people
2014 2,168 per 100,000 people
2013 2,119 per 100,000 people
2012 1,798 per 100,000 people
2011 1,791 per 100,000 people
2010 1,813 per 100,000 people
2009 2,150 per 100,000 people
2008 1,504 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −45 from 1,956 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 2,168 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −256.
  • Among the 35 countries with data for 2024, France has the 7th highest value.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
crim_off_cat · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A iccs=ICCS0502 unit=P_HTHAB
Observation period
2008 to 2024 for France
Provider update
29 April 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat