In Europe, the Baltic countries of Latvia and Lithuania had the highest and third highest homicide rates respectively in 2022. Latvia had the highest rate at over four per 100,000 inhabitants. Meanwhile, the lowest homicide rate was found in Liechtenstein, with zero murders The most dangerous country worldwide Saint Kitts and Nevis is the world's most dangerous country to live in in terms of murder rate. The Caribbean country had a homicide rate of 65 per 100,000 inhabitants. Nine of the 10 countries with the highest murder rates worldwide are located in Latin America and the Caribbean. Whereas Celaya in Mexico was listed as the city with the highest murder rate worldwide, Colima in Mexico was the city with the highest homicide rate in Latin America, so the numbers vary from source to source. Nevertheless, several Mexican cities rank among the deadliest in the world when it comes to intentional homicides. Violent conflicts worldwide Notably, these figures do not include deaths that resulted from war or a violent conflict. While there is a persistent number of conflicts worldwide, resulting casualties are not considered murders. Partially due to this reason, homicide rates in Latin America are higher than those in countries such as Ukraine or the DR Congo. A different definition of murder in these circumstances could change the rate significantly.

Historical chart and dataset showing European Union crime rate per 100K population by year from 2012 to 2015.

In Europe in 2019, England and Wales had the highest reported rate of serious assaults per 100,000 inhabitants, with almost 930 reported incidents. Belgium had the second highest rate with close to 560. Romania had the lowest rate of reported serious assaults, with only 1.46 per 100,000 inhabitant, followed by Lithuania and Albania. Despite this low rate of assault, Lithuania, Albania and Romania had some of the highest homicide rates in Europe, suggesting that there is a discrepancy in how often assaults are reported in these countries, or the methodology behind data collection.

The average for 2017 based on 24 countries was 1.4 homicides per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Lithuania: 4.5 homicides per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Luxembourg: 0.3 homicides per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2017. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The Balkan countries Montenegro and Albania have the highest murder rates with cases involving firearms in Europe. Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, Sweden came third. The Scandinavian country has seen increasing levels of gang-related violence in recent years.

Victims of frequently occurring crime. Violent crime, thelft, vandalism, hit - and-run accidents, harassment by phone 1992 - 2004 Changed on March 07 2005. Frequency: Discontinued.

According to a survey on police stop rates in Europe in 2019, approximately * in * Muslims surveyed advised that the police had stopped them in the last 12 months. By comparison, ** percent of respondents with no religion said that they had been stopped by the police, whereas only ** percent of Christians said they had stopped them.

In French criminal courts, the clearance rate was higher than the European median for the Supreme Court, but lower for the first instance and the second instance in 2022. For instance, the clearance rate in criminal courts of the second instance was ** percent in France, compared to the European median of ** percent. In addition, a clearance rate exceeding 100 percent means that the court is able to resolve more cases than it has been seized with, and thus the backlog of cases is decreasing.

European Union - Population reporting occurrence of crime, violence or vandalism in their area was 12.30% in December of 2019, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Population reporting occurrence of crime, violence or vandalism in their area - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, European Union - Population reporting occurrence of crime, violence or vandalism in their area reached a record high of 14.50% in December of 2013 and a record low of 12.00% in December of 2017.

This table contains figures on the number of registered crimes per month and per year. These are broken down by type of crime and by district and neighbourhood. Attempts are also included in the registered crimes. For some crimes (e.g. murder/manslaughter) this yields a much higher number than just the number of completed crimes. The data per district and neighborhood are presented for all years according to the classification of 1 January 2022. Since July 2018, it is no longer possible to record multiple related offenses (concurrence) in one registration. An example of this is a street robbery in which a firearm (possession of a weapon) is used. If several offenses occur in one registration, only the most serious offense was counted before July 2018. As a result of this adjustment, a number of offenses have increased compared to 2018. This mainly concerns trespassing, special laws including money laundering, arms trade including possession of weapons, drug trafficking, violation of public order and other social integrity, including insult. The increase was therefore particularly visible in the last 6 months of 2018. This adjustment has only a limited effect on the total number of crimes. For the whole of 2018, this causes an increase of approximately 1.0%. Since April 30, 2020, it is possible to report WhatsApp fraud (also known as friend-in-need fraud) via the Internet. This was immediately used extensively. In the months of May to December 2020, approximately 20,000 reports of WhatsApp fraud were made. The number of registered fireworks offenses in 2022 is not final. In the first half of 2023, many incidents of this offense will be retroactively classified as a crime and included in the count. Reports concern registered crimes for which a report of reports has been drawn up. Multiple reports can be made for each crime. Internet reports can only be made for a selected number of offenses and only if there is no indication for an investigation. Data available from: 2012 Status of the figures: The figures in this table are regularly updated. This may cause minor differences with previous publications. Updating the figures is necessary, for example, to be able to retroactively process the reclassification of municipalities or adjustment of coding. Changes as of July 17, 2023: Figures for June have been added. When will new numbers come out? The figures for July will be added on 15 August.

Crime victims by background characteristics: sex, age, highest level of education, number of addresses per km2 of the place of residence 1997 - 2004 Changed on November 07 2005. Frequency: Discontinued.

The average for 2016 based on 34 countries was 1070 thefts per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Denmark: 3949 thefts per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Cyprus: 62 thefts per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2003 to 2016. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The dataset contains data on 25 EU countries over the period 2000-2013. The aim is to examine the relationship between crime rates and fiscal policy accounting for the effect of shadow economy. All data in this study were derived from public domain resources.

The Europe Crime Risk Report Market would witness market growth of 19.8% CAGR during the forecast period (2024-2031). The Germany market dominated the Europe Crime Risk Report Market by Country in 2023, and would continue to be a dominant market till 2031; thereby, achieving a market value of $1,99

Information on cases of economic crime (total number, attempted — breakdown by offence — distribution of crime — proportions of male, female, non-German suspects)

European Union - Population reporting occurrence of crime, violence or vandalism in their area: Above 60% of median equivalised income was 11.80% in December of 2019, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Population reporting occurrence of crime, violence or vandalism in their area: Above 60% of median equivalised income - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, European Union - Population reporting occurrence of crime, violence or vandalism in their area: Above 60% of median equivalised income reached a record high of 14.00% in December of 2013 and a record low of 11.40% in December of 2017.

This dataset is about books. It has 4 rows and is filtered where the book subjects is Transnational crime-European Union countries. It features 9 columns including author, publication date, language, and book publisher.

This statistic presents what people perceive to be the leading causes of murder in selected European Countries in 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, 71 percent of British respondents think that most people in their country were killed by sharp objects such as knives.

If you have fallen victim to a crime, this can be a traumatic and confusing time, particularly if you are abroad. But as a victim you can benefit from a number of rights, and assistance is also available from national authorities and organisations to advise you and help you through this difficult period. It can be hard to know what to do and who to turn to. These factsheets therefore provide you with a range of information on what you can expect in every country in the European Union.

Repressive policies to fight criminal organizations are often met with a violent response from criminal groups. Are non-repressive strategies more effective? Targeting criminal revenues can be a powerful tool if the threat of investigation is credible and if criminals are unable to displace their activity to avoid controls. We study an Italian policy designed to tackle mafia misappropriation of public funds by screening companies applying for subsidies over 150,000 Euros. Using all subsidies to firms co-financed by the European Union from 2008 to 2015, we find that a group of firms starts self-selecting below the threshold immediately after its introduction. Those firms are concentrated in mafia-affected cities, are lower performing, operate in typical mafia sectors and have balance sheet indicators of money laundering. While avoiding violence, non-repressive strategies might have different unintended consequences: criminal organizations react with an immediate strategic displacement which reduces states' capacity to detect them, highlighting the importance of designing policies that anticipate the sophistication of criminal organizations.