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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 2022, at 200.3 per 100,000 people. Lithuania had the lowest, at 5 per 100,000 people. The median was 27.1 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest200.3Sweden
Lowest5Lithuania
Median27.127 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 55.3 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 102.7 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 59.7 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 107.2 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 94.1 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 122.7 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 62 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 5 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 60.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 33.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 9 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 29.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 200.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 11 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2022. Source: Eurostat, Police-recorded offences, sexual violence, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2022

Sweden: 200.3 per 100,000 peopleSweden200.3France: 122.7 per 100,000 peopleFrance122.7Denmark: 107.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark107.2Belgium: 102.7 per 100,000 peopleBelgium102.7Finland: 94.1 per 100,000 peopleFinland94.1Ireland: 62 per 100,000 peopleIreland62Luxembourg: 60.7 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg60.7Germany: 59.7 per 100,000 peopleGermany59.7Austria: 55.3 per 100,000 peopleAustria55.3Spain: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleSpain34.3Netherlands: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands33.5Portugal: 29.2 per 100,000 peoplePortugal29.2Estonia: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia27.3Malta: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleMalta27.1Latvia: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleLatvia21.3Croatia: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleCroatia18.6Czechia: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleCzechia17.3Romania: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania14.2Slovenia: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia13.7Italy: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleItaly11.5Slovakia: 11 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia11Greece: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleGreece10.5Poland: 9 per 100,000 peoplePoland9Bulgaria: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria8.3Cyprus: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleCyprus6.3Hungary: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary6.1Lithuania: 5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania5Sweden: 200.3 per 100,000 peopleSweden200.3France: 122.7 per 100,000 peopleFrance122.7Denmark: 107.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark107.2Belgium: 102.7 per 100,000 peopleBelgium102.7Finland: 94.1 per 100,000 peopleFinland94.1Ireland: 62 per 100,000 peopleIreland62Luxembourg: 60.7 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg60.7Germany: 59.7 per 100,000 peopleGermany59.7Austria: 55.3 per 100,000 peopleAustria55.3Spain: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleSpain34.3Netherlands: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands33.5Portugal: 29.2 per 100,000 peoplePortugal29.2Estonia: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia27.3Malta: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleMalta27.1Latvia: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleLatvia21.3Croatia: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleCroatia18.6Czechia: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleCzechia17.3Romania: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania14.2Slovenia: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia13.7Italy: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleItaly11.5Slovakia: 11 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia11Greece: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleGreece10.5Poland: 9 per 100,000 peoplePoland9Bulgaria: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria8.3Cyprus: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleCyprus6.3Hungary: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary6.1Lithuania: 5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania5
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 countries2022
per 100,000 people		Change on 2021
1Sweden200.3-17.4 pts
2France122.7+13.1 pts
3Denmark107.2-1.4 pts
4Belgium102.7+7.2 pts
5Finland94.1+1.6 pts
6Ireland62+2.9 pts
7Luxembourg60.7+5.9 pts
8Germany59.7+9.4 pts
9Austria55.3+6.6 pts
10Spain34.3+4 pts
11Netherlands33.5+6.8 pts
12Portugal29.2+2.8 pts
13Estonia27.3-2.3 pts
14Malta27.1+0.3 pts
15Latvia21.3+3.6 pts
16Croatia18.6-3.5 pts
17Czechia17.3+2.4 pts
18Romania14.2+1.9 pts
19Slovenia13.7+2.4 pts
20Italy11.5+1.8 pts
21Slovakia11+0.2 pts
22Greece10.5+1.5 pts
23Poland9+0.5 pts
24Bulgaria8.3+0.4 pts
25Cyprus6.3-0.7 pts
26Hungary6.1+1.2 pts
27Lithuania5-0.2 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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, 2022 [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=2022 (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 200.3 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Lithuania, with 5 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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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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