Which are the most crime-ridden countries in the EU?

Facts4EU.Org analyses your EU summer holiday destinations by crime rate

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Where are most crimes committed and which country is the worst, pro-rata to its population?

When choosing your holiday destination in the EU this summer, the local crime rate is unlikely to be the first factor you think of. Nevertheless Facts4EU.Org thought readers might wish to know where most crimes appear to be committed in the EU, in order to be aware of the risks.

Germany and France have by far the highest number of suspects and offenders in the EU27. These two countries are followed by Italy, Spain and Poland. When analysed by the numbers pro-rata to the local population, however, a different picture emerges.

Below we present our summary of the latest official data from the EU Commission.

Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

1. Suspects and offenders in each EU country - totals

Germany : 1,892,003
France : 1,770,533
Italy : 830,802
Spain : 451,654
Poland : 322,200
Austria : 266,961
Belgium : 227,315
Romania : 195,002
Sweden : 192,092
Finland : 153,249
Hungary : 146,404
Portugal : 138,890
Netherlands : 138,480
Greece : 117,565
Czechia : 69,749
Bulgaria : 44,351
Denmark : 35,554
Slovakia : 34,162
Luxembourg : 32,353
Lithuania : 22,066
Croatia : 20,656
Slovenia : 14,138
Latvia : 12,356
Malta : 6,010
Cyprus : 4,239

[Source: EU Commission (Eurostat) latest data 2021. Please note that not EU all countries reported.]

2. Suspects and offenders in the EU – pro-rata to the population of each country

Below we compensate for the size of each EU country, which varies enormously. The figures below are for suspects and offenders by citizenship, per 100,000 inhabitants.

[Source: EU Commission (Eurostat) latest data 2021. Please note that not EU all countries reported.]

So, what about popular summer holiday destinations for Brits?

In terms of popular summer holiday destinations for Brits, France has the most number of crime suspects per head of population, followed by Italy, Portugal, Greece and Spain.

When adjusted for population size, little Luxembourg apparently has the highest number of suspects and offenders in the EU, but it is often the outlier in data like this. The reason is because its official (permanent) population is small but it almost doubles each day because of the number of citizens from neighbouring EU countries who enter daily – to work or for other reasons.

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Brexit Facts4EU.Org, Mon 21 Apr 2024

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Reader Comments 4

1. Captain Thunderbolt , Monday, April 22, 2024, 04:43:

Interesting analysis, shows how statistics can be manipulated for a certain outcome

2. Have You Wondered , Monday, April 22, 2024, 07:39:

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Luxembourg seems to be an unlikely winner.
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I wonder for what offences (for Lux in particular) these figures relate?
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3. NH , Monday, April 22, 2024, 09:32:

The statistics for some of the countries are not surprising but I can not believe what has happened to Sweden. It used to be an extremely safe country with very contented happy people driven by high taxation and large social benefit payments. Now it's the gun murder capital of Europe, after Albania. The gun murder rate in Stockholm is now 30 times higher than London on a per capita basis.
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It's not surprising that most Swedish politicians do not accept responsibility for this astonishing change and they disagree on the reasons for the change. However some do believe that those high social benefits may be attracting a different "class" of people to the country. Hopefully UK politicians will learn from this example of how to ruin a peaceful country !

4. terence patrick hewett , Monday, April 22, 2024, 10:38:

I remember Malmō in 1958. It was beautiful: full of long-legged girls wearing white "skane" clogs. Now it is a murderous hell-hole.

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