Thefts recorded by the police
Thefts (taking property without force or threat, ICCS 0502) recorded by the police, per 100,000 inhabitants.
35 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period in the data.
Trend 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.
| Period | Liechtenstein | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 640 per 100,000 people | 410 per 100,000 people |
| 2023 | 640 per 100,000 people | 354 per 100,000 people |
| 2022 | 468 per 100,000 people | 343 per 100,000 people |
| 2021 | 341 per 100,000 people | 277 per 100,000 people |
| 2020 | 343 per 100,000 people | 338 per 100,000 people |
| 2019 | 464 per 100,000 people | 390 per 100,000 people |
| 2018 | 425 per 100,000 people | 457 per 100,000 people |
| 2017 | 394 per 100,000 people | 598 per 100,000 people |
| 2016 | 521 per 100,000 people | 691 per 100,000 people |
| 2015 | 517 per 100,000 people | 780 per 100,000 people |
| 2014 | 576 per 100,000 people | 948 per 100,000 people |
| 2013 | 633 per 100,000 people | 941 per 100,000 people |
| 2012 | 540 per 100,000 people | 782 per 100,000 people |
| 2011 | 509 per 100,000 people | 894 per 100,000 people |
| 2010 | 485 per 100,000 people | 844 per 100,000 people |
| 2009 | 565 per 100,000 people | 954 per 100,000 people |
| 2008 | 503 per 100,000 people | 922 per 100,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
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.
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- Recorded crime depends on reporting and police practice; compare with care.
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All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.
- 1 Luxembourg 2,712 per 100,000 people
- 2 Denmark 2,623 per 100,000 people
- 3 Sweden 2,510 per 100,000 people
- 4 Finland 2,277 per 100,000 people
- 5 Norway 2,100 per 100,000 people
- 6 Switzerland 1,966 per 100,000 people
- 7 France 1,911 per 100,000 people
- 8 Belgium 1,658 per 100,000 people
- 9 Italy 1,552 per 100,000 people
- 10 Germany 1,377 per 100,000 people
- 11 Ireland 1,335 per 100,000 people
- 12 Netherlands 1,331 per 100,000 people
- 13 Slovenia 1,227 per 100,000 people
- 14 Austria 1,180 per 100,000 people
- 15 Iceland 1,002 per 100,000 people
- 16 Malta 752 per 100,000 people
- 17 Estonia 731 per 100,000 people
- 18 Portugal 722 per 100,000 people
- 19 Latvia 650 per 100,000 people
- 20 Liechtenstein 640 per 100,000 people
- 21 Hungary 630 per 100,000 people
- 22 Greece 607 per 100,000 people
- 23 Spain 451 per 100,000 people
- 24 North Macedonia 441 per 100,000 people
- 25 Lithuania 410 per 100,000 people
- 26 Bulgaria 382 per 100,000 people
- 27 Croatia 301 per 100,000 people
- 28 Czechia 296 per 100,000 people
- 29 Romania 269 per 100,000 people
- 30 Poland 249 per 100,000 people
- 31 Serbia 211 per 100,000 people
- 32 Slovakia 143 per 100,000 people
- 33 Türkiye 101 per 100,000 people
- 34 Cyprus 65 per 100,000 people
- 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.