Thefts recorded by the police in Norway

Police in Norway recorded 2,100 thefts per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2015.

Measure: Thefts recorded by the police Unit: Offences per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 2008 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Norway, 2024 2,100 Offences per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 +78per 100,000 people 2023: 2,022 per 100,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 1,203 per 100,000 people Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2024 5th of 35 See the full ranking

Thefts recorded by the police in Norway 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 Norway
2024 2,100 per 100,000 people
2023 2,022 per 100,000 people
2022 1,831 per 100,000 people
2021 1,468 per 100,000 people
2020 1,612 per 100,000 people
2019 1,774 per 100,000 people
2018 1,743 per 100,000 people
2017 1,791 per 100,000 people
2016 2,006 per 100,000 people
2015 2,223 per 100,000 people
2014 2,585 per 100,000 people
2013 2,889 per 100,000 people
2012 3,116 per 100,000 people
2011 3,011 per 100,000 people
2010 3,113 per 100,000 people
2009 3,335 per 100,000 people
2008 3,181 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +78 from 2,022 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 2,585 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −485.
  • Among the 35 countries with data for 2024, Norway has the 5th 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 Norway
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