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Thefts recorded by the police

Thefts (taking property without force or threat, ICCS 0502) recorded by the police, per 100,000 inhabitants.

Unit: Offences per 100,000 inhabitants Frequency: Annual Coverage: 38 countries 2008 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Highest in 2024 2,712 per 100,000 people Luxembourg Lowest in 2024 58 per 100,000 people Montenegro
Countries ranked for 2024 35 Updated by the source on 29 April 2026

35 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.

Thefts recorded by the police (offences per 100,000 inhabitants), 2008 to 2024
Period GermanyMalta
2024 1,377 per 100,000 people 752 per 100,000 people
2023 1,410 per 100,000 people 686 per 100,000 people
2022 1,254 per 100,000 people 688 per 100,000 people
2021 1,005 per 100,000 people 679 per 100,000 people
2020 1,120 per 100,000 people 663 per 100,000 people
2019 1,235 per 100,000 people 1,051 per 100,000 people
2018 1,307 per 100,000 people 1,074 per 100,000 people
2017 1,401 per 100,000 people 1,474 per 100,000 people
2016 1,570 per 100,000 people 1,662 per 100,000 people
2015 1,661 per 100,000 people 1,676 per 100,000 people
2014 1,637 per 100,000 people 1,575 per 100,000 people
2013 1,601 per 100,000 people 1,675 per 100,000 people
2012 1,578 per 100,000 people 1,712 per 100,000 people
2011 1,591 per 100,000 people 1,686 per 100,000 people
2010 1,491 per 100,000 people 1,537 per 100,000 people
2009 1,596 per 100,000 people 1,334 per 100,000 people
2008 2,497 per 100,000 people 1,630 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • Among the 35 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Luxembourg (2,712 per 100,000 people) and the lowest Montenegro (58 per 100,000 people).
  • Half of the countries are above 722 per 100,000 people and half below.
  • From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 15 countries and fell in 20.

About this measure

Definition
Thefts (taking property without force or threat, ICCS 0502) recorded by the police, per 100,000 inhabitants.
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=ICCS0502 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 Luxembourg 2,712 per 100,000 people
  2. 2 Denmark 2,623 per 100,000 people
  3. 3 Sweden 2,510 per 100,000 people
  4. 4 Finland 2,277 per 100,000 people
  5. 5 Norway 2,100 per 100,000 people
  6. 6 Switzerland 1,966 per 100,000 people
  7. 7 France 1,911 per 100,000 people
  8. 8 Belgium 1,658 per 100,000 people
  9. 9 Italy 1,552 per 100,000 people
  10. 10 Germany 1,377 per 100,000 people
  11. 11 Ireland 1,335 per 100,000 people
  12. 12 Netherlands 1,331 per 100,000 people
  13. 13 Slovenia 1,227 per 100,000 people
  14. 14 Austria 1,180 per 100,000 people
  15. 15 Iceland 1,002 per 100,000 people
  16. 16 Malta 752 per 100,000 people
  17. 17 Estonia 731 per 100,000 people
  18. 18 Portugal 722 per 100,000 people
  19. 19 Latvia 650 per 100,000 people
  20. 20 Liechtenstein 640 per 100,000 people
  21. 21 Hungary 630 per 100,000 people
  22. 22 Greece 607 per 100,000 people
  23. 23 Spain 451 per 100,000 people
  24. 24 North Macedonia 441 per 100,000 people
  25. 25 Lithuania 410 per 100,000 people
  26. 26 Bulgaria 382 per 100,000 people
  27. 27 Croatia 301 per 100,000 people
  28. 28 Czechia 296 per 100,000 people
  29. 29 Romania 269 per 100,000 people
  30. 30 Poland 249 per 100,000 people
  31. 31 Serbia 211 per 100,000 people
  32. 32 Slovakia 143 per 100,000 people
  33. 33 Türkiye 101 per 100,000 people
  34. 34 Cyprus 65 per 100,000 people
  35. 35 Montenegro 58 per 100,000 people
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Grey: no value for 2024. Colour groups split countries into roughly equal numbers. Boundaries: Natural Earth.