The number of reported criminal offences per 100 inhabitants in all types of offences in Denmark saw no significant changes in 2023 in comparison to the previous year 2022 and remained at around ****** However, 2023 marked the second consecutive increase of the number in this industry. Find more statistics on all types of offences in Denmark with key insights such as Number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.

Between 2018 and 2023, the number of reported cases of violent crime per 100,000 inhabitants in Denmark usually remained between *** and ***, except in 2022, when it reached ***. In 2023, short of ****** violent crimes were reported in Denmark.

Historical dataset showing Denmark crime rate per 100K population by year from 1990 to 2021.

The number of reported criminal offences of crimes of violence in Denmark declined to ****** in 2023. Nevertheless, the last two years in this industry recorded a significant higher number than the preceding years.Find more statistics on crimes of violence in Denmark with key insights such as Number of reported criminal offences and Sex crimes.

Context

This Dataset contains complete information of all types of crimes(90) committed in Denmark's 5 regions from the year 2007 to 2019.

Content

The types of Offences are:

1.) Nature of the offence, total 2.) Penal Code, total 3.) Penal code, unspecified 4.) Sexual offenses, total 5.) Incest, etc. 6.) Rape, etc. 7.) Heterosexual offence against a child under 12 (Repealed in 2013) 8.) Sexual offence against a child under 12 (New from 2013) 9.) Any other kind of heterosexual offence (Repealed in 2013) 10.) Sexual offence against a child under 15 (New from 2013) 11.) Any other kind of sexual offence (New from 2013) 12.) Homosexual offence against a child under 12 (Repealed in 2013) 13.) Any other kind of homosexual offence (Repealed in 2013) 14.) Offence against public decency by groping 15.) Offence against public decency by indecent exposure 16.) Any other kind of offence against public decency 17.) Prostitution, etc. 18.) Crimes of violence, total 19.) Violence against public authority 20.) Unlawful assembly/disturbance of public order 21.) Homicide 22.) Attempted homicide 23.) Coercive control 24.) Common assault 25.) Assault causing actual bodily harm 26.) Particularly aggravated assault 27.) Unprovoked assault 28.) Any other kind of intentional trespass to the person 29.) Intentional bodily harm 30.) Causing death or bodily harm by negligence 31.) Offences against life and limb 32.) Offences against personal liberty 33.) Threats 34.) Offences against property, total 35.) Forgery 36.) Cheque forgery 37.) Arson 38.) Burglary - business and community 39.) Residential burglaries 40.) Burglary (uninhabited buildings) 41.) Theft from conveyances 42.) Shoplifting, etc. 43.) Other kinds of theft 44.) Theft of/taking vehicle without the owners consent (TWOC) 45.) Theft of/taking moped without the owners consent (TWOC) 46.) Theft of/taking bicycle without the owners consent (TWOC) 47.) Theft of/taking other objects without the owners consent (TWOC) 48.) Theft by finding 49.) Embezzlement 50.) Fraud 51.) Fraud by cheque 52.) Fraud by abuse of position 53.) Blackmail and usury 54.) Fraud against creditors 55.) Handling stolen goods 56.) Robbery 57.) Aggravated tax evasion etc. 58.) Malicious damage to property 59.) Receiving stolen goods by negligence 60.) Offence against and infringement of property 61.) Other offences, total 62.) Offences against public authority, etc. 63.) Offences by public servants 64.) Perjury 65.) Any other kind of false statement 66.) Offences concerning money and evidence 67.) Trafficking of drugs, etc. 68.) Smuggling etc. of drugs 69.) General public offences etc. 70.) Illegal trade, etc. 71.) Family relation offences 72.) Involuntary manslaughter etc. in connection with traffic accident 73.) Non-molestation order (Repealed in 2012) 74.) Invasion of privacy and defamation 75.) Special acts, total 76.) Euphoriants Act 77.) The Offensive Weapons Act 78.) Tax legislation and fiscal acts, etc. 79.) Other special acts in criminal law 80.) Health and social security legislation 81.) Building and housing legislation 82.) The environmental protection act 83.) Legislation on animals, hunting, etc. 84.) Legislation on employment, transport, etc. 85.) The Companies Act 86.) Legislation on the national defence 87.) Legislation applying to public utilities 88.) Legislation on gambling, licencing, trade 89.) Any other special legislation 90.) Special legislation, unspecified

Inspiration

Many things can be analyzed through this dataset: 1. Spatial and Temporal occurance of crime in Denmark 2. Reason of Low Crime rate in Denmark(also in Scandinavian Countries) 3. Major hotspots of crime in Denmark

Acknowledgements

Statistics-Denmark (Statbank) has published this data under Open Data Policy

In 2022, the number of homicides in Denmark increased again after years of decline. That year, 55 homicides were registered. According to the Danish Penal Code, the penalty for homicide ranges from a minimum of a five-year prison sentence to imprisonment for life. Imprisonment for life implies 12 years in prison, before the inmate can apply for probation. Over the past decade, the total number of reported crimes in Denmark decreased.

Victims of crime  In 2021, the number of victims of criminal offences reported in Denmark fell below 60,000. This was the lowest number over the past 10 years. The most common type of crime experienced by Danes was violent crimes. The number was higher for men than for women.

Peaceful country  In general, Denmark is considered a safe and peaceful country. In 2022, the country was ranked the sixth most peaceful country in the world, only behind Iceland, New Zealand, Ireland, Austria, and Portugal. This ranking is measured by the level of social safety and security, the extent of ongoing domestic and international conflicts, and the degree of militarization.

In 2021, ******* of the total ******* people convicted for crimes in Denmark were of Danish origin. The second most common country of origin was Turkey with *****, followed by Lebanon and Syria. The number of convicts in Denmark decreased from 2014 to 2018, before increasing again over the past years.

Denmark: Homicides per 100,000 people: The latest value from 2017 is 1.2 homicides per 100,000 people, an increase from 1 homicides per 100,000 people in 2016. In comparison, the world average is 7.4 homicides per 100,000 people, based on data from 97 countries. Historically, the average for Denmark from 1990 to 2017 is 1 homicides per 100,000 people. The minimum value, 0.5 homicides per 100,000 people, was reached in 2006 while the maximum of 1.7 homicides per 100,000 people was recorded in 1997.

Historical dataset showing Denmark murder/homicide rate per 100K population by year from 1990 to 2021.

Denmark - Population reporting occurrence of crime, violence or vandalism in their area: Below 60% of median equivalised income was 9.70% in December of 2023, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Denmark - Population reporting occurrence of crime, violence or vandalism in their area: Below 60% of median equivalised income - last updated from the EUROSTAT on February of 2026. Historically, Denmark - Population reporting occurrence of crime, violence or vandalism in their area: Below 60% of median equivalised income reached a record high of 18.90% in December of 2009 and a record low of 8.60% in December of 2003.

This repository contains data and R script files for the analysis reported in Larsen, Martin Vinæs and Olsen, Asmus Leth: Reducing Bias in Citizens’ Perception of Crime Rates: Evidence From a Field Experiment on Burglary Prevalence. The authors would like to thank TrygFonden for funding with the project "Raising Awareness without Raising Fears'' (ID=119942).

DK: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data was reported at 0.981 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.984 Ratio for 2015. DK: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 0.977 Ratio from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.667 Ratio in 1997 and a record low of 0.533 Ratio in 2006. DK: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Denmark – Table DK.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; Weighted average;

In 2022, the highest number of reported criminal offences was registered in Denmark's largest cities. The highest number was reported in the Capital Copenhagen, with nearly ****** cases. By comparison, Aarhus, the city with the second highest number of reported crimes, only had ******, followed by Odense at ******. Meanwhile, the municipality of around ****** reported crimes in 2022 was unknown. The number of reported criminal offences in Denmark generally correlates with the size of the cities.

The number of reported criminal offences of all offences types in Denmark saw no significant changes in 2023 in comparison to the previous year 2022 and remained at around 477617. However, 2023 marked the second consecutive increase of the number in this industry. Find more statistics on all offences types in Denmark with key insights such as Number of reported violent crimes and Sex crimes.

DK: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data was reported at 0.801 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.804 Ratio for 2015. DK: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data is updated yearly, averaging 0.599 Ratio from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.088 Ratio in 2014 and a record low of 0.352 Ratio in 2006. DK: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Denmark – Table DK.World Bank: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides, female are estimates of unlawful female homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; ;

Denmark DK: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data was reported at 1.162 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.167 Ratio for 2015. Denmark DK: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data is updated yearly, averaging 1.162 Ratio from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.642 Ratio in 2002 and a record low of 0.717 Ratio in 2006. Denmark DK: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Denmark – Table DK.World Bank: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides, male are estimates of unlawful male homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; ;

By far, the highest number of crimes reported in Denmark from 2012 to 2022 were property crimes, such as theft and burglary. In 2022, over ******* property crimes were reported in the Nordic country, which was less than reported in 2012. Meanwhile, both the number of reported sexual crimes and violent crimes increased over the past 10 years, reaching respectively ***** and ****** in 2022. The increase in the number of reported sexual offences is partly down to an amendment of the criminal code in 2013, meaning that more cases fell under the category of sexual offences.

The average for 2016 based on 74 countries was 783 thefts per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Denmark: 3949 thefts per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Senegal: 1 thefts per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2003 to 2016. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

All the data for this dataset is provided from CARMA: Data from CARMA (www.carma.org) This dataset provides information about Power Plant emissions in Denmark. Power Plant emissions from all power plants in Denmark were obtained by CARMA for the past (2000 Annual Report), the present (2007 data), and the future. CARMA determine data presented for the future to reflect planned plant construction, expansion, and retirement. The dataset provides the name, company, parent company, city, state, zip, county, metro area, lat/lon, and plant id for each individual power plant. The dataset reports for the three time periods: Intensity: Pounds of CO2 emitted per megawatt-hour of electricity produced. Energy: Annual megawatt-hours of electricity produced. Carbon: Annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The units are short or U.S. tons. Multiply by 0.907 to get metric tons. Carbon Monitoring for Action (CARMA) is a massive database containing information on the carbon emissions of over 50,000 power plants and 4,000 power companies worldwide. Power generation accounts for 40% of all carbon emissions in the United States and about one-quarter of global emissions. CARMA is the first global inventory of a major, sector of the economy. The objective of CARMA.org is to equip individuals with the information they need to forge a cleaner, low-carbon future. By providing complete information for both clean and dirty power producers, CARMA hopes to influence the opinions and decisions of consumers, investors, shareholders, managers, workers, activists, and policymakers. CARMA builds on experience with public information disclosure techniques that have proven successful in reducing traditional pollutants. Please see carma.org for more information

The number of reported cases of rape in Denmark increased significantly over the past years. While *** rapes were reported in 2013, the number peaked in 2021, with over ***** cases. The number of rape charges also increased during this period. In 2022, ***** persons were charged for rape, meaning that a person was charged in ** percent of the rape cases that year. The increasing number of reported cases of rape may not necessarily be down to an increase in the actual number, but is probably also related to an increased awareness around the topic.