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EU countries by police-recorded sexual violence offences per 100,000 inhabitants, 2024

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. Hungary had the lowest, at 5.1 per 100,000 people. The median was 25 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest201Sweden
Lowest5.1Hungary
Median2527 EU countries

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Austria: 61.1 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 105 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 6 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 65.1 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 91 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 141.8 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 140.8 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 62.3 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 69 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 25 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 24.1 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 9.6 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 17 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 201 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 10.8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2024. Source: Eurostat, Police-recorded offences, sexual violence, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2024

Sweden: 201 per 100,000 peopleSweden201Finland: 141.8 per 100,000 peopleFinland141.8France: 140.8 per 100,000 peopleFrance140.8Belgium: 105 per 100,000 peopleBelgium105Denmark: 91 per 100,000 peopleDenmark91Luxembourg: 69 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg69Germany: 65.1 per 100,000 peopleGermany65.1Ireland: 62.3 per 100,000 peopleIreland62.3Austria: 61.1 per 100,000 peopleAustria61.1Spain: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain40.4Estonia: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia34.3Portugal: 30.4 per 100,000 peoplePortugal30.4Latvia: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleLatvia28.1Malta: 25 per 100,000 peopleMalta25Croatia: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia24.4Netherlands: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands24.1Czechia: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleCzechia17.8Romania: 17 per 100,000 peopleRomania17Slovenia: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia15.8Italy: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleItaly12.6Greece: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleGreece12.1Slovakia: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia10.8Poland: 9.6 per 100,000 peoplePoland9.6Bulgaria: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria9.4Cyprus: 6 per 100,000 peopleCyprus6Lithuania: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleLithuania5.8Hungary: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary5.1Sweden: 201 per 100,000 peopleSweden201Finland: 141.8 per 100,000 peopleFinland141.8France: 140.8 per 100,000 peopleFrance140.8Belgium: 105 per 100,000 peopleBelgium105Denmark: 91 per 100,000 peopleDenmark91Luxembourg: 69 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg69Germany: 65.1 per 100,000 peopleGermany65.1Ireland: 62.3 per 100,000 peopleIreland62.3Austria: 61.1 per 100,000 peopleAustria61.1Spain: 40.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain40.4Estonia: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia34.3Portugal: 30.4 per 100,000 peoplePortugal30.4Latvia: 28.1 per 100,000 peopleLatvia28.1Malta: 25 per 100,000 peopleMalta25Croatia: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia24.4Netherlands: 24.1 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands24.1Czechia: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleCzechia17.8Romania: 17 per 100,000 peopleRomania17Slovenia: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia15.8Italy: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleItaly12.6Greece: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleGreece12.1Slovakia: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia10.8Poland: 9.6 per 100,000 peoplePoland9.6Bulgaria: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria9.4Cyprus: 6 per 100,000 peopleCyprus6Lithuania: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleLithuania5.8Hungary: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary5.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Police-recorded offences, sexual violence, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2024
per 100,000 people		Change on 2023
1Sweden201+8.9 pts
2Finland141.8+29.7 pts
3France140.8+9.5 pts
4Belgium105-1.9 pts
5Denmark91-23 pts
6Luxembourg69+3.4 pts
7Germany65.1+1.8 pts
8Ireland62.3+6 pts
9Austria61.1+1.2 pts
10Spain40.4+2.2 pts
11Estonia34.3+3.2 pts
12Portugal30.4-0.2 pts
13Latvia28.1-1.2 pts
14Malta25-3.9 pts
15Croatia24.4+2.7 pts
16Netherlands24.1-4.1 pts
17Czechia17.8+0.6 pts
18Romania17+0.1 pts
19Slovenia15.8-0.4 pts
20Italy12.6+1.2 pts
21Greece12.1+2 pts
22Slovakia10.8-0 pts
23Poland9.60 pts
24Bulgaria9.4-0.3 pts
25Cyprus6-1.4 pts
26Lithuania5.8-0.5 pts
27Hungary5.1-0.5 pts

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About this ranking

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.

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.

How to cite

Eurostat. Police-recorded offences, sexual violence, 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, sexual violence, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat) (EU countries by police-recorded sexual violence offences per 100,000 inhabitants, 2024) [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, sexual violence, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat), EU countries by police-recorded sexual violence offences per 100,000 inhabitants, 2024. 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-sexual-violence-rate/eu-countries. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Police-recorded offences, sexual violence, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat). EU countries by police-recorded sexual violence offences per 100,000 inhabitants, 2024. 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-sexual-violence-rate/eu-countries.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Police-recorded offences, sexual violence, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat), EU countries by police-recorded sexual violence offences per 100,000 inhabitants, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/crim_off_cat/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/police-recorded-sexual-violence-rate/eu-countries (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest police-recorded sexual violence offences per 100,000 inhabitants?

Sweden, with 201 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest police-recorded sexual violence offences per 100,000 inhabitants?

Hungary, with 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2024.

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

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