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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 2016, at 179.5 per 100,000 people. Cyprus had the lowest, at 2.8 per 100,000 people. The median was 18.8 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest179.5Sweden
Lowest2.8Cyprus
Median18.827 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2016

Austria: 50.5 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 69.2 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 2.8 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 66.5 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 58.1 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 53.2 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 53.9 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 45.6 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 27.9 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 8.3 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 179.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 12.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2016. Source: Eurostat, Police-recorded offences, sexual violence, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2016

Sweden: 179.5 per 100,000 peopleSweden179.5Belgium: 69.2 per 100,000 peopleBelgium69.2Denmark: 66.5 per 100,000 peopleDenmark66.5Finland: 58.1 per 100,000 peopleFinland58.1Ireland: 53.9 per 100,000 peopleIreland53.9France: 53.2 per 100,000 peopleFrance53.2Austria: 50.5 per 100,000 peopleAustria50.5Luxembourg: 45.6 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg45.6Germany: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany45.2Netherlands: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands27.9Portugal: 23.9 per 100,000 peoplePortugal23.9Estonia: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleEstonia20.6Malta: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleMalta19.5Spain: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleSpain18.8Croatia: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia17.1Czechia: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleCzechia13.2Slovakia: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia12.1Latvia: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleLatvia11.2Slovenia: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia11.1Romania: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleRomania9.1Poland: 8.3 per 100,000 peoplePoland8.3Bulgaria: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria7.7Italy: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleItaly7.4Lithuania: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania7.2Hungary: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary6.1Greece: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleGreece4.6Cyprus: 2.8 per 100,000 peopleCyprus2.8Sweden: 179.5 per 100,000 peopleSweden179.5Belgium: 69.2 per 100,000 peopleBelgium69.2Denmark: 66.5 per 100,000 peopleDenmark66.5Finland: 58.1 per 100,000 peopleFinland58.1Ireland: 53.9 per 100,000 peopleIreland53.9France: 53.2 per 100,000 peopleFrance53.2Austria: 50.5 per 100,000 peopleAustria50.5Luxembourg: 45.6 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg45.6Germany: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany45.2Netherlands: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands27.9Portugal: 23.9 per 100,000 peoplePortugal23.9Estonia: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleEstonia20.6Malta: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleMalta19.5Spain: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleSpain18.8Croatia: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia17.1Czechia: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleCzechia13.2Slovakia: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia12.1Latvia: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleLatvia11.2Slovenia: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia11.1Romania: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleRomania9.1Poland: 8.3 per 100,000 peoplePoland8.3Bulgaria: 7.7 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria7.7Italy: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleItaly7.4Lithuania: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania7.2Hungary: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary6.1Greece: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleGreece4.6Cyprus: 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 countries2016
per 100,000 people		Change on 2015
1Sweden179.5+23.2 pts
2Belgium69.2+7.9 pts
3Denmark66.5+20.3 pts
4Finland58.1+7.4 pts
5Ireland53.9+4.6 pts
6France53.2+3.2 pts
7Austria50.5+10 pts
8Luxembourg45.6-12.6 pts
9Germany45.2+3 pts
10Netherlands27.9+3.3 pts
11Portugal23.9+0.3 pts
12Estonia20.6-1 pts
13Malta19.5-4.7 pts
14Spain18.8+2.6 pts
15Croatia17.1+2.8 pts
16Czechia13.2-0.3 pts
17Slovakia12.1+0.2 pts
18Latvia11.2-12.3 pts
19Slovenia11.1+2.8 pts
20Romania9.1+0.3 pts
21Poland8.3+1.1 pts
22Bulgaria7.7-0.6 pts
23Italy7.40 pts
24Lithuania7.2-1.8 pts
25Hungary6.1-11 pts
26Greece4.6-0.5 pts
27Cyprus2.8+0.4 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2016. 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=2016.

Harvard

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, 2016 [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=2016 (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 179.5 per 100,000 people in 2016, 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 2016.

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