The four Nordic countries Sweden, Iceland, Norway, and Denmark are between the five countries with the highest rate of reported sexual violence in Europe in 2022. More than 200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants were reported in Sweden.Please note that reporting varies from country to country, and the willingness of victims to come forward can vary across regions and cultures, therefore a comparison between the countries should be taken with caution.

The number of rape and sexual assault cases reported to the police in Germany peaked at 12,186 in 2023 during the period shown here. Previously, the highest number of cases, 11,896, had been recorded the year before. Based on the definition in criminal law, sexual assault includes rape, as well as other sexually driven physical attacks. Rape is defined as forcing a person to have sex. Increased crime clearance rate The question remains how high the number of unreported cases is. Reasons for not reporting a sexual assault vary among victims. In recent years, the German police reported increasing clearance rates for sexual crimes. In 2022, 83.7 percent of rape and sexual assault cases were solved, compared to 78.6 percent in 2016. In 2023, however this figure dropped to 83.4 percent, perhaps due to the increase in the number of cases. Among males suspected of committing such crimes,over 75 percent were young adults aged 18 to 21 years. Types of German police forces German police forces are divided into several different types, which all have clearly established tasks regulated by law. The Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt, BKA) is often compared to the FBI in the U.S. and investigates federal crimes, such as kidnapping. The Federal Police (Bundespolizei), works in railway stations, at airports, and seaports. They also protect borders, government buildings, and deal with organized crime and terrorism. The criminal police (Kriminalpolizei, Kripo), the only policemen not wearing in uniform in Germany, handle assault, murder, and rape cases, as well as theft. The uniformed police (Schutzpolizei, SchuPo), or beat police, are regularly visible in streets, as they are responsible for traffic safety, among other tasks, and may be approached directly by people in need of assistance or help.

In the year ended June 2019, European offenders accounted for 43.8 percent of the offenders of sexual assault crime in New Zealand. The number of victim-reported crimes has trended slightly upwards the past few years, with the Canterbury and Counties/Manukau regions reporting the highest number of offences across the country.

In Sweden, the total number of reported cases of sexual offences increased from 2012 to 2021, before falling somewhat again in 2022. Whereas a total number of over 16,000 sexual offenses were reported in 2013, this had increased to nearly 24,000 by 2023. The highest number of these were cases of sexual harassment, followed by rape. Especially the number of reported cases of rape increased over the period, from 6,000 in 2012 to 9,300 in 2023. This is probably down to an increased awareness about reporting.

Protection of children against online sexual abuse.
Topics: estimated extent of online child sexual abuse in the own country; importance of the ability to detect child abuse vs the right to online privacy: ability to detect is more important, both are equally important, right to online privacy is more important; attitude towards the following statements with regard to children and internet use: children can safely use the internet without being exposed to harmful content, children can safely use the internet without being approached by adults seeking to harm them, children are increasingly at risk online, parents know what their children are doing online, parents are under increasing pressure to make sure that their children stay safe online, tools like parental controls are not sufficient to keep children safe online, online service providers can play an important role in the fight against online child sexual abuse; attitude towards selected statements on the exchange of child sexual abuse material: should be left undetected, online service providers should have the freedom to decide whether to tackle this problem and how to do so, should be detected and investigated with the aim of rescuing victims and to bring perpetrators to justice while taking the material down to prevent the re-traumatisation of victims, detection should be imposed only when the number of exchanges on a specific platform or service by perpetrators is significant; preferred way of acting of online service providers to detect, remove and report online child sexual abuse: should be able to take voluntary actions, should be obliged by law under certain circumstances, should not take action; attitude towards the proposed law on the prevention of online child sexual abuse; attitude towards the use of selected tools to detect online child sexual abuse: tools that automatically detect images and videos of child sexual abuse material already known to the police to identify where these images and videos are shared online again, tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) detecting new sexual abuse material images and videos shared online, tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) detecting grooming and / or imminent abuse; attitude towards selected measures: service providers detecting child sexual abuse material and grooming conversations shared publicly, service providers detecting child sexual abuse material and grooming conversations in messages in case of a significant risk of child sexual abuse on a specific platform, service providers detecting child sexual abuse material and grooming in messages using end-to-end encryption in case of a significant risk of child sexual abuse on a specific platform; awareness of a child who has been a victim of online child sexual abuse; personal awareness of child sexual abuse material online; frequency of the follwing online activities: browse websites, look at content on social media network websites and apps, play games online.

Demography: age; sex; nationality; children under the age of 18; child uses internet-connected devices; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; type of community; household composition and household size; region.

Additionally coded was: respondent ID; country; device used for interview; nation group; weighting factor.

In the year ended June 2023, European victims accounted for around 31 percent of victim-reported sexual assault crimes in New Zealand. The number of victim-reported crimes has trended slightly upwards over the past few years, with females in the 15 to 19 age category reporting the highest number of offenses.

The number of reported sexual offences in Denmark increased significantly since 2015. That year, less than 3,000 sexual offences were reported, a number that had increased to over 9,500 as of 2022. A vast majority of the victims are women. In December 2020, the Danish parliament passed a law based on sexual consent, following the example of the neighboring country Sweden.

Victims of criminal offences  In 2021, the number of reported victims of crime in Denmark dropped below 60,000. The most common crime experienced by Danes was violent crimes. The number of male victims was higher than female victims.

Safe country  In general, Denmark is considered a safe and peaceful country. In 2022, it ranked sixth in the ranking of the most peaceful countries in the world. Its Global Peace Index was 1.3. The following applies here: the lower the index value, the higher the peacefulness. This index measures the level of safety, the extent of current domestic and international conflicts, as well as the extent of militarization.

Sexual violence is any sexual act or attempt to obtain a sexual act by violence or coercion, acts to traffic a person or acts directed against a person's sexuality, regardless of the relationship to the victim. Between 2006 and 2014, the number of sexual violence cases reported to the authorities in Italy increased. In 2023, 6,231 rapes occurred in the country. Lombardy was the region with the highest reports nationwide, with over one thousand cases of sexual violence.

In 2022, 780 cases of sexual offences were registered in Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands. Of these, 300 were cases of sexual assault, 270 were cases of rape and 90 were cases of indecency. In comparison, 660 cases of sexual offences were registered in the previous year, approximately 110 less than in the most recent period.

In 2023, almost one out of three ever-partnered Turkish women had experienced domestic violence. In comparison, only 12 percent of women living in Switzerland had experienced domestic violence in their lifetime.

In 2023, there were 91.23 criminal offenses reported per 1,000 inhabitants in Finland. Despite a decreasing trend until recent years, 2020 saw a considerable increase in the number of crimes, having reached a high of 98.2 per 1,000 population. Finland has one of the lowest incarceration rates in Europe In general, Finland is known as a safe country, with crime levels being comparable to those of other Nordic countries. Traffic offenses, along with property offenses, are the most common types of crime. In terms of imprisonment, Finland has one of the lowest incarceration rates in Europe. Currently, Finland has several closed and open prisons, which a focus on rehabilitation and reintegration into society. This “softer” approach to punishing crime has also been linked to falling recidivism rates. Sexual and domestic violence most often affects women Women constituted almost 67.8 percent of domestic violence victims in Finland in 2023. Furthermore, the number of female, as well as male, victims was higher than in the previous year. The Finnish government is addressing this problem by promoting sexual and reproductive health and the rights of women and girls, along with placing the human rights of women as one of its priorities.