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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 2018, at 190.4 per 100,000 people. Cyprus had the lowest, at 3.4 per 100,000 people. The median was 19.6 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest190.4Sweden
Lowest3.4Cyprus
Median19.627 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 50.2 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 76.7 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 49 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 95.8 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 64.2 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 71.6 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 58.1 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 30 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 8.8 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 23.9 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 9 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 190.4 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 9 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 12.3 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2018. Source: Eurostat, Police-recorded offences, sexual violence, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2018

Sweden: 190.4 per 100,000 peopleSweden190.4Denmark: 95.8 per 100,000 peopleDenmark95.8Belgium: 76.7 per 100,000 peopleBelgium76.7France: 71.6 per 100,000 peopleFrance71.6Finland: 64.2 per 100,000 peopleFinland64.2Ireland: 58.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland58.1Austria: 50.2 per 100,000 peopleAustria50.2Germany: 49 per 100,000 peopleGermany49Luxembourg: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg37.7Netherlands: 30 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands30Spain: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleSpain24.9Portugal: 23.9 per 100,000 peoplePortugal23.9Estonia: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleEstonia22.4Malta: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleMalta19.6Latvia: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleLatvia15.3Croatia: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia14.4Czechia: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleCzechia13.7Slovakia: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia12.3Slovenia: 9 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia9Romania: 9 per 100,000 peopleRomania9Italy: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleItaly8.9Poland: 8.8 per 100,000 peoplePoland8.8Bulgaria: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria8.2Lithuania: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleLithuania7.8Hungary: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleHungary5.5Greece: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleGreece3.9Cyprus: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleCyprus3.4Sweden: 190.4 per 100,000 peopleSweden190.4Denmark: 95.8 per 100,000 peopleDenmark95.8Belgium: 76.7 per 100,000 peopleBelgium76.7France: 71.6 per 100,000 peopleFrance71.6Finland: 64.2 per 100,000 peopleFinland64.2Ireland: 58.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland58.1Austria: 50.2 per 100,000 peopleAustria50.2Germany: 49 per 100,000 peopleGermany49Luxembourg: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg37.7Netherlands: 30 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands30Spain: 24.9 per 100,000 peopleSpain24.9Portugal: 23.9 per 100,000 peoplePortugal23.9Estonia: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleEstonia22.4Malta: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleMalta19.6Latvia: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleLatvia15.3Croatia: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia14.4Czechia: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleCzechia13.7Slovakia: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia12.3Slovenia: 9 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia9Romania: 9 per 100,000 peopleRomania9Italy: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleItaly8.9Poland: 8.8 per 100,000 peoplePoland8.8Bulgaria: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria8.2Lithuania: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleLithuania7.8Hungary: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleHungary5.5Greece: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleGreece3.9Cyprus: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleCyprus3.4
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 countries2018
per 100,000 people		Change on 2017
1Sweden190.4+1.6 pts
2Denmark95.8+12.4 pts
3Belgium76.7+0.6 pts
4France71.6+12.2 pts
5Finland64.2+8.7 pts
6Ireland58.1+5.2 pts
7Austria50.2+1.7 pts
8Germany49+6.8 pts
9Luxembourg37.7-1.7 pts
10Netherlands30+1.9 pts
11Spain24.9+4.6 pts
12Portugal23.9-0.7 pts
13Estonia22.4+2.8 pts
14Malta19.6+2.6 pts
15Latvia15.3+1.8 pts
16Croatia14.4+2.4 pts
17Czechia13.7+0.3 pts
18Slovakia12.3-0.7 pts
19Slovenia9-1.8 pts
20Romania9+1.2 pts
21Italy8.9+0.5 pts
22Poland8.8+0.3 pts
23Bulgaria8.2-1 pts
24Lithuania7.8-0.1 pts
25Hungary5.5-0.5 pts
26Greece3.9-0.3 pts
27Cyprus3.4+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, 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, sexual violence, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat), EU countries by police-recorded sexual violence offences 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-sexual-violence-rate/eu-countries?period=2018. 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, 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-sexual-violence-rate/eu-countries?period=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (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 190.4 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 3.4 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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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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