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EU countries by police-recorded robberies per 100,000 inhabitants

Belgium had the highest police-recorded robberies per 100,000 inhabitants of 27 EU countries in 2018, at 144.6 per 100,000 people. Hungary had the lowest, at 7.1 per 100,000 people. The median was 30.8 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest144.6Belgium
Lowest7.1Hungary
Median30.827 EU countries

All EU countries, 2018

Belgium: 144.6 per 100,000 peopleBelgium144.6France: 138 per 100,000 peopleFrance138Spain: 129.2 per 100,000 peopleSpain129.2Portugal: 102.5 per 100,000 peoplePortugal102.5Sweden: 85.4 per 100,000 peopleSweden85.4Luxembourg: 74.6 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg74.6Italy: 47.9 per 100,000 peopleItaly47.9Netherlands: 45.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands45.3Ireland: 45.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland45.1Germany: 44.4 per 100,000 peopleGermany44.4Malta: 43.7 per 100,000 peopleMalta43.7Greece: 40.6 per 100,000 peopleGreece40.6Denmark: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleDenmark31.5Finland: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleFinland30.8Lithuania: 29.3 per 100,000 peopleLithuania29.3Latvia: 27.6 per 100,000 peopleLatvia27.6Austria: 27.2 per 100,000 peopleAustria27.2Croatia: 19 per 100,000 peopleCroatia19Bulgaria: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria17.9Poland: 17.9 per 100,000 peoplePoland17.9Romania: 16.8 per 100,000 peopleRomania16.8Slovenia: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia15.6Czechia: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleCzechia13.3Estonia: 12.9 per 100,000 peopleEstonia12.9Slovakia: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia8.7Cyprus: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleCyprus8.5Hungary: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary7.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Police-recorded offences, robbery, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2018
per 100,000 people		Change on 2017
1Belgium144.6-10.8 pts
2France138-11.4 pts
3Spain129.2-3.5 pts
4Portugal102.5-12.8 pts
5Sweden85.4-1.1 pts
6Luxembourg74.6-2.3 pts
7Italy47.9-3.5 pts
8Netherlands45.3-1.4 pts
9Ireland45.1+2.9 pts
10Germany44.4-2.7 pts
11Malta43.7-0.2 pts
12Greece40.6+0.9 pts
13Denmark31.5-4.1 pts
14Finland30.8+1 pts
15Lithuania29.3-8.9 pts
16Latvia27.6-3.4 pts
17Austria27.2-2.6 pts
18Croatia19-1.8 pts
19Bulgaria17.9-4 pts
20Poland17.9-3.5 pts
21Romania16.8+0.7 pts
22Slovenia15.6+4.1 pts
23Czechia13.3-1.7 pts
24Estonia12.9-2.4 pts
25Slovakia8.7+0.1 pts
26Cyprus8.5-3.6 pts
27Hungary7.1-1.5 pts

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About this ranking

Robbery offences recorded by the police during the year per 100,000 inhabitants: taking property from a person by force or threat of force (ICCS 0401). Eurostat crime statistics.

Not comparable across countries: criminal law, police recording rules and how often victims report differ between countries. Use it to follow one country over time.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Police-recorded offences, robbery, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/crim_off_cat/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Police-recorded offences, robbery, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat) (EU countries by police-recorded robberies per 100,000 inhabitants, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/crim_off_cat/default/table

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Police-recorded offences, robbery, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat), EU countries by police-recorded robberies per 100,000 inhabitants, 2018. Eurostat, European Commission, 29 Apr. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/crim_off_cat/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/police-recorded-robbery-rate/eu-countries?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Police-recorded offences, robbery, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat). EU countries by police-recorded robberies per 100,000 inhabitants, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/crim_off_cat/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/police-recorded-robbery-rate/eu-countries?period=2018.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Police-recorded offences, robbery, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat), EU countries by police-recorded robberies per 100,000 inhabitants, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/crim_off_cat/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/police-recorded-robbery-rate/eu-countries?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest police-recorded robberies per 100,000 inhabitants?

Belgium, with 144.6 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest police-recorded robberies per 100,000 inhabitants?

Hungary, with 7.1 per 100,000 people in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Police-recorded offences, robbery, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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