Police-recorded sexual violence offences per 100,000 inhabitants
Sexual violence offences recorded by the police during the year per 100,000 inhabitants, including rape and sexual assault (ICCS 0301). Eurostat crime statistics.
Not comparable across countries: legal definitions, recording rules and reporting rates differ widely. Rises often follow changes in law or more victims reporting, not only more offences.
Key facts
- Sweden had the highest police-recorded sexual violence offences per 100,000 inhabitants of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 201 per 100,000 people, and Hungary the lowest, at 5.1 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 27 places, with figures from 2008 to 2024.
Rankings
EU countries by police-recorded sexual violence offences per 100,000 inhabitants, 2024
Places with data
Countries
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Poland
- Romania
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Czechia
- Portugal
- Sweden
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Finland
- Croatia
- Denmark
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