Thefts recorded by the police in Poland

Police in Poland recorded 249 thefts per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2008.

Measure: Thefts recorded by the police Unit: Offences per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 2008 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Poland, 2024 249 Offences per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 −70per 100,000 people 2023: 319 per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 731 per 100,000 people Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 30th of 35 See the full ranking

Thefts recorded by the police in Poland 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 Poland
2024 249 per 100,000 people
2023 319 per 100,000 people
2022 321 per 100,000 people
2021 287 per 100,000 people
2020 260 per 100,000 people
2019 270 per 100,000 people
2018 260 per 100,000 people
2017 282 per 100,000 people
2016 333 per 100,000 people
2015 382 per 100,000 people
2014 443 per 100,000 people
2013 557 per 100,000 people
2012 606 per 100,000 people
2011 605 per 100,000 people
2010 536 per 100,000 people
2009 546 per 100,000 people
2008 563 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −70 from 319 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 443 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −194.
  • Among the 35 countries with data for 2024, Poland has the 30th 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 Poland
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