Robberies recorded by the police

Robberies (taking property using force or the threat of force, ICCS 0401) recorded by the police, per 100,000 inhabitants. Recording practices and legal definitions differ between countries.

Unit: Offences per 100,000 inhabitants Frequency: Annual Coverage: 38 countries 2008 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Highest in 2024 129.5 per 100,000 people Spain Lowest in 2024 5.1 per 100,000 people Montenegro
Countries ranked for 2024 34 Updated by the source on 29 April 2026

34 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period in the data.

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

Robberies recorded by the police (offences per 100,000 inhabitants), 2008 to 2024
Period DenmarkLuxembourg
2024 24.4 per 100,000 people –
2023 22.4 per 100,000 people 86.7 per 100,000 people
2022 23.9 per 100,000 people 101.0 per 100,000 people
2021 22.0 per 100,000 people 93.7 per 100,000 people
2020 28.1 per 100,000 people 75.4 per 100,000 people
2019 29.3 per 100,000 people 74.4 per 100,000 people
2018 31.5 per 100,000 people 74.6 per 100,000 people
2017 35.5 per 100,000 people 76.9 per 100,000 people
2016 38.3 per 100,000 people 79.7 per 100,000 people
2015 35.9 per 100,000 people 98.4 per 100,000 people
2014 41.3 per 100,000 people 111.9 per 100,000 people
2013 57.1 per 100,000 people 108.4 per 100,000 people
2012 53.8 per 100,000 people 100.4 per 100,000 people
2011 58.3 per 100,000 people 77.8 per 100,000 people
2010 60.9 per 100,000 people 75.1 per 100,000 people
2009 72.7 per 100,000 people 84.7 per 100,000 people
2008 62.1 per 100,000 people 67.4 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • Among the 34 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Spain (129.5 per 100,000 people) and the lowest Montenegro (5.1 per 100,000 people).
  • Half of the countries are above 21.6 per 100,000 people and half below.
  • From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 18 countries and fell in 16.

About this measure

Definition
Robberies (taking property using force or the threat of force, ICCS 0401) recorded by the police, per 100,000 inhabitants. Recording practices and legal definitions differ between countries.
Population covered
Total population
Unit
Offences per 100,000 inhabitants
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Differences in the same unit (per 100,000 people)

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  • Recorded crime depends on reporting and police practice; compare with care.

Source and dates

Original producer
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=ICCS0401 unit=P_HTHAB
Observation period
2008 to 2024
Provider update
29 April 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Spain 129.5 per 100,000 people
  2. 2 Belgium 116.3 per 100,000 people
  3. 3 Portugal 88.4 per 100,000 people
  4. 4 France 82.8 per 100,000 people
  5. 5 Germany 51.8 per 100,000 people
  6. 6 Italy 49.8 per 100,000 people
  7. 7 Finland 46.3 per 100,000 people
  8. 8 Sweden 45.1 per 100,000 people
  9. 9 Malta 43.7 per 100,000 people
  10. 10 Netherlands 35.3 per 100,000 people
  11. 11 Austria 32.6 per 100,000 people
  12. 12 Ireland 28.7 per 100,000 people
  13. 13 Iceland 28.4 per 100,000 people
  14. 14 Greece 27.9 per 100,000 people
  15. 15 Norway 27.4 per 100,000 people
  16. 16 Denmark 24.4 per 100,000 people
  17. 17 Switzerland 23.6 per 100,000 people
  18. 18 Croatia 19.6 per 100,000 people
  19. 19 Liechtenstein 17.5 per 100,000 people
  20. 20 Romania 15.1 per 100,000 people
  21. 21 Latvia 14.4 per 100,000 people
  22. 22 Bulgaria 14.2 per 100,000 people
  23. 23 Slovenia 14.1 per 100,000 people
  24. 24 Türkiye 14.0 per 100,000 people
  25. 25 Czechia 12.7 per 100,000 people
  26. 26 Lithuania 11.6 per 100,000 people
  27. 27 Poland 11.6 per 100,000 people
  28. 28 North Macedonia 9.8 per 100,000 people
  29. 29 Cyprus 9.6 per 100,000 people
  30. 30 Serbia 8.7 per 100,000 people
  31. 31 Estonia 7.4 per 100,000 people
  32. 32 Hungary 6.9 per 100,000 people
  33. 33 Slovakia 5.7 per 100,000 people
  34. 34 Montenegro 5.1 per 100,000 people

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Grey: no value for 2024. Colour groups split countries into roughly equal numbers. Boundaries: Natural Earth.