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

Sweden had the highest police-recorded sexual violence offences per 100,000 inhabitants of 27 EU countries in 2013, at 155.8 per 100,000 people. Cyprus had the lowest, at 2.8 per 100,000 people. The median was 20.4 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest155.8Sweden
Lowest2.8Cyprus
Median20.427 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2013

Austria: 44.7 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 102.1 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 2.8 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 43.9 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 66.5 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 26.3 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 8 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 155.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 11.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2013. Source: Eurostat, Police-recorded offences, sexual violence, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2013

Sweden: 155.8 per 100,000 peopleSweden155.8Belgium: 102.1 per 100,000 peopleBelgium102.1Luxembourg: 66.5 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg66.5Hungary: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleHungary60.3Finland: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleFinland55.1Austria: 44.7 per 100,000 peopleAustria44.7Germany: 43.9 per 100,000 peopleGermany43.9France: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleFrance42.3Ireland: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleIreland38.7Denmark: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleDenmark32.9Netherlands: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands26.3Latvia: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleLatvia22.3Malta: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleMalta22.3Portugal: 20.4 per 100,000 peoplePortugal20.4Spain: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleSpain19.1Estonia: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleEstonia18.2Slovenia: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia14.2Croatia: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleCroatia13.5Czechia: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleCzechia13.5Slovakia: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia11.9Bulgaria: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria8.7Romania: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleRomania8.7Lithuania: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleLithuania8.6Poland: 8 per 100,000 peoplePoland8Italy: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleItaly7.5Greece: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleGreece4.3Cyprus: 2.8 per 100,000 peopleCyprus2.8Sweden: 155.8 per 100,000 peopleSweden155.8Belgium: 102.1 per 100,000 peopleBelgium102.1Luxembourg: 66.5 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg66.5Hungary: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleHungary60.3Finland: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleFinland55.1Austria: 44.7 per 100,000 peopleAustria44.7Germany: 43.9 per 100,000 peopleGermany43.9France: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleFrance42.3Ireland: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleIreland38.7Denmark: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleDenmark32.9Netherlands: 26.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands26.3Latvia: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleLatvia22.3Malta: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleMalta22.3Portugal: 20.4 per 100,000 peoplePortugal20.4Spain: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleSpain19.1Estonia: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleEstonia18.2Slovenia: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia14.2Croatia: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleCroatia13.5Czechia: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleCzechia13.5Slovakia: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia11.9Bulgaria: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria8.7Romania: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleRomania8.7Lithuania: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleLithuania8.6Poland: 8 per 100,000 peoplePoland8Italy: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleItaly7.5Greece: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleGreece4.3Cyprus: 2.8 per 100,000 peopleCyprus2.8
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 countries2013
per 100,000 people		Change on 2012
1Sweden155.8-14.7 pts
2Belgium102.1+5.4 pts
3Luxembourg66.5-9.3 pts
4Hungary60.3+53.3 pts
5Finland55.1-4.8 pts
6Austria44.7-3.3 pts
7Germany43.9-1.3 pts
8France42.3+1.3 pts
9Ireland38.7-1.3 pts
10Denmark32.9-1.2 pts
11Netherlands26.3-2.7 pts
12Latvia22.3n/a
13Malta22.3+2.7 pts
14Portugal20.4+0.1 pts
15Spain19.1-0.1 pts
16Estonia18.2-0.5 pts
17Slovenia14.2+0.1 pts
18Croatia13.5+5.5 pts
19Czechia13.5+0.1 pts
20Slovakia11.9n/a
21Bulgaria8.7-0.7 pts
22Romania8.7+1 pts
23Lithuania8.6-6.1 pts
24Poland8n/a
25Italy7.5n/a
26Greece4.3-0.1 pts
27Cyprus2.8-1.1 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [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?period=2013 (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 155.8 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 2.8 per 100,000 people in 2013.

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