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Crime and safety statistics

Homicide, road deaths, police-recorded robbery and sexual violence, and prison population rates by country, with road deaths for EU regions. 17 indicators, each from an official publisher with a citation.

Key facts

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

Crime and safety by area

Intentional homicide rate

Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 people: unlawful deaths inflicted on a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury. EU countries: Eurostat, from national police records. Other countries: World Bank series from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

World, 20235.2 per 100,000 peopleHistory
United States, 20235.8 per 100,000 peopleHistory
Honduras: 82.3 per 100,000 peopleHonduras82.3Venezuela: 54.4 per 100,000 peopleVenezuela54.4U.S. Virgin Islands: 49.9 per 100,000 peopleU.S. Virgin Islands49.9Belize: 43.4 per 100,000 peopleBelize43.4El Salvador: 42.4 per 100,000 peopleEl Salvador42.4Jamaica: 39.7 per 100,000 peopleJamaica39.7Saint Kitts and Nevis: 38.3 per 100,000 peopleSaint Kitts and Nevis38.3Colombia: 36 per 100,000 peopleColombia36Guatemala: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleGuatemala34.2South Africa: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleSouth Africa30.1
Top 10 countries, 2012. per 100,000 people. Source: World Bank.

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction

Prisoners of any sentence status under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities on December 31. Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics.

United States, 20231.25 millionHistory
Texas: 149,264 countTexas149,264California: 95,962 countCalifornia95,962Florida: 87,207 countFlorida87,207Georgia: 50,425 countGeorgia50,425Ohio: 46,530 countOhio46,530Pennsylvania: 38,860 countPennsylvania38,860Arizona: 34,473 countArizona34,473Michigan: 32,986 countMichigan32,986New York: 32,583 countNew York32,583North Carolina: 30,685 countNorth Carolina30,685
Top 10 states, 2023. count. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners)

Sentenced prisoners (sentence of more than 1 year) under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities on December 31, per 100,000 residents of all ages. Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics, with Census Bureau resident population estimates for January 1 of the following year.

United States, 2023360 per 100,000 peopleHistory
Mississippi: 652 per 100,000 peopleMississippi652Louisiana: 617 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana617Arkansas: 596 per 100,000 peopleArkansas596Oklahoma: 545 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma545Idaho: 490 per 100,000 peopleIdaho490Texas: 477 per 100,000 peopleTexas477Georgia: 449 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia449Arizona: 448 per 100,000 peopleArizona448Montana: 438 per 100,000 peopleMontana438Kentucky: 423 per 100,000 peopleKentucky423
Top 10 states, 2023. per 100,000 people. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners)

Sentenced male prisoners (sentence of more than 1 year) under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities on December 31, per 100,000 male residents. Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics, with Census Bureau resident population estimates for January 1 of the following year.

United States, 2023676 per 100,000 peopleHistory
Mississippi: 1,243 per 100,000 peopleMississippi1,243Louisiana: 1,193 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana1,193Arkansas: 1,107 per 100,000 peopleArkansas1,107Oklahoma: 988 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma988Texas: 881 per 100,000 peopleTexas881Georgia: 855 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia855Idaho: 823 per 100,000 peopleIdaho823Arizona: 819 per 100,000 peopleArizona819Kentucky: 755 per 100,000 peopleKentucky755Alabama: 754 per 100,000 peopleAlabama754
Top 10 states, 2023. per 100,000 people. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners)

Sentenced female prisoners (sentence of more than 1 year) under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities on December 31, per 100,000 female residents. Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics, with Census Bureau resident population estimates for January 1 of the following year.

United States, 202351 per 100,000 peopleHistory
Idaho: 152 per 100,000 peopleIdaho152Montana: 133 per 100,000 peopleMontana133South Dakota: 125 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota125Oklahoma: 107 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma107Arkansas: 98 per 100,000 peopleArkansas98Kentucky: 96 per 100,000 peopleKentucky96Mississippi: 95 per 100,000 peopleMississippi95Wyoming: 90 per 100,000 peopleWyoming90Arizona: 79 per 100,000 peopleArizona79Texas: 75 per 100,000 peopleTexas75
Top 10 states, 2023. per 100,000 people. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Road deaths

People killed in road traffic accidents during the year, counting deaths within 30 days of the accident and excluding confirmed suicides and natural deaths. From police records reported to the EU road accident database (CARE).

European Union (27), 202419,933History
France: 3,181 personsFrance3,181Italy: 3,030 personsItaly3,030Germany: 2,770 personsGermany2,770Poland: 1,896 personsPoland1,896Spain: 1,785 personsSpain1,785Romania: 1,478 personsRomania1,478Greece: 664 personsGreece664Portugal: 618 personsPortugal618Netherlands: 566 personsNetherlands566Hungary: 497 personsHungary497
Top 10 EU countries, 2024. persons. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Road deaths per million inhabitants

People killed in road traffic accidents within 30 days of the accident, per million inhabitants (Eurostat, police records reported to the EU road accident database CARE). Eurostat publishes whole numbers.

Romania: 78 per million inhabitantsRomania78Bulgaria: 74 per million inhabitantsBulgaria74Greece: 64 per million inhabitantsGreece64Croatia: 62 per million inhabitantsCroatia62Latvia: 60 per million inhabitantsLatvia60Portugal: 58 per million inhabitantsPortugal58Hungary: 52 per million inhabitantsHungary52Poland: 52 per million inhabitantsPoland52Italy: 51 per million inhabitantsItaly51Estonia: 50 per million inhabitantsEstonia50
Top 10 EU countries, 2024. per million inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Police-recorded robberies per 100,000 inhabitants

Robbery offences recorded by the police during the year per 100,000 inhabitants: taking property from a person by force or threat of force (ICCS 0401). Eurostat crime statistics.

Spain: 129.5 per 100,000 peopleSpain129.5Belgium: 116.3 per 100,000 peopleBelgium116.3Portugal: 88.4 per 100,000 peoplePortugal88.4France: 82.8 per 100,000 peopleFrance82.8Germany: 51.8 per 100,000 peopleGermany51.8Italy: 49.8 per 100,000 peopleItaly49.8Finland: 46.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland46.3Sweden: 45.1 per 100,000 peopleSweden45.1Malta: 43.7 per 100,000 peopleMalta43.7Netherlands: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands35.3
Top 10 EU countries, 2024. per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Police-recorded sexual violence offences per 100,000 inhabitants

Sexual violence offences recorded by the police during the year per 100,000 inhabitants, including rape and sexual assault (ICCS 0301). Eurostat crime statistics.

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 peopleSpain40.4
Top 10 EU countries, 2024. per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Prison population rate

Persons held in prison per 100,000 inhabitants, including pre-trial detainees, counted on one reference day of the year (Eurostat crime and criminal justice statistics).

Hungary: 192.6 per 100,000 peopleHungary192.6Poland: 190.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland190.7Latvia: 186.6 per 100,000 peopleLatvia186.6Czechia: 178.3 per 100,000 peopleCzechia178.3Lithuania: 155.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania155.2Slovakia: 150.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia150.6Romania: 129.1 per 100,000 peopleRomania129.1Croatia: 128.6 per 100,000 peopleCroatia128.6Malta: 123.7 per 100,000 peopleMalta123.7Spain: 121.8 per 100,000 peopleSpain121.8
Top 10 EU countries, 2024. per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Known criminal offences (Spain)

All criminal offences (delitos and delitos leves) known to the police during the year. Known offences (hechos conocidos): criminal offences recorded by the Policía Nacional, the Guardia Civil, the regional police forces and the local police forces that report to the Sistema Estadístico de Criminalidad, whether reported by the public or found by the police.

Catalonia: 495,742 countCatalonia495,742Andalusia: 416,669 countAndalusia416,669Community of Madrid: 392,168 countCommunity of Madrid392,168Valencian Community: 292,745 countValencian Community292,745Canary Islands: 110,325 countCanary Islands110,325Basque Country: 109,703 countBasque Country109,703Castile and León: 96,625 countCastile and León96,625Galicia: 96,066 countGalicia96,066Castilla-La Mancha: 87,351 countCastilla-La Mancha87,351Balearic Islands: 84,895 countBalearic Islands84,895
Top 10 regions, 2025. count. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain)

Completed intentional homicides and murders known to the police during the year; attempts are excluded. Known offences (hechos conocidos): criminal offences recorded by the Policía Nacional, the Guardia Civil, the regional police forces and the local police forces that report to the Sistema Estadístico de Criminalidad, whether reported by the public or found by the police.

Andalusia: 97 countAndalusia97Catalonia: 58 countCatalonia58Valencian Community: 42 countValencian Community42Community of Madrid: 33 countCommunity of Madrid33Canary Islands: 27 countCanary Islands27Region of Murcia: 23 countRegion of Murcia23Castile and León: 16 countCastile and León16Castilla-La Mancha: 16 countCastilla-La Mancha16Basque Country: 14 countBasque Country14Extremadura: 10 countExtremadura10
Top 10 regions, 2025. count. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Sexual offences (Spain)

Offences against sexual freedom known to the police during the year, including sexual assault with penetration. Known offences (hechos conocidos): criminal offences recorded by the Policía Nacional, the Guardia Civil, the regional police forces and the local police forces that report to the Sistema Estadístico de Criminalidad, whether reported by the public or found by the police.

Catalonia: 4,576 countCatalonia4,576Andalusia: 3,230 countAndalusia3,230Community of Madrid: 3,149 countCommunity of Madrid3,149Valencian Community: 2,662 countValencian Community2,662Canary Islands: 1,108 countCanary Islands1,108Basque Country: 1,077 countBasque Country1,077Balearic Islands: 893 countBalearic Islands893Galicia: 835 countGalicia835Castilla-La Mancha: 729 countCastilla-La Mancha729Castile and León: 720 countCastile and León720
Top 10 regions, 2025. count. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Robberies with violence or intimidation (Spain)

Robberies with violence or intimidation known to the police during the year. Known offences (hechos conocidos): criminal offences recorded by the Policía Nacional, the Guardia Civil, the regional police forces and the local police forces that report to the Sistema Estadístico de Criminalidad, whether reported by the public or found by the police.

Catalonia: 24,691 countCatalonia24,691Community of Madrid: 9,973 countCommunity of Madrid9,973Andalusia: 7,137 countAndalusia7,137Valencian Community: 6,138 countValencian Community6,138Region of Murcia: 2,287 countRegion of Murcia2,287Basque Country: 2,074 countBasque Country2,074Canary Islands: 2,033 countCanary Islands2,033Balearic Islands: 1,656 countBalearic Islands1,656Aragon: 1,313 countAragon1,313Galicia: 942 countGalicia942
Top 10 regions, 2025. count. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Home burglaries (Spain)

Burglaries of homes (robos con fuerza en domicilios) known to the police during the year. Known offences (hechos conocidos): criminal offences recorded by the Policía Nacional, the Guardia Civil, the regional police forces and the local police forces that report to the Sistema Estadístico de Criminalidad, whether reported by the public or found by the police.

Catalonia: 15,947 countCatalonia15,947Valencian Community: 13,401 countValencian Community13,401Andalusia: 10,807 countAndalusia10,807Community of Madrid: 8,380 countCommunity of Madrid8,380Basque Country: 4,248 countBasque Country4,248Region of Murcia: 3,338 countRegion of Murcia3,338Castilla-La Mancha: 3,074 countCastilla-La Mancha3,074Castile and León: 3,038 countCastile and León3,038Galicia: 2,507 countGalicia2,507Balearic Islands: 1,785 countBalearic Islands1,785
Top 10 regions, 2025. count. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Thefts (Spain)

Thefts without force or violence (hurtos) known to the police during the year, including pickpocketing. Known offences (hechos conocidos): criminal offences recorded by the Policía Nacional, the Guardia Civil, the regional police forces and the local police forces that report to the Sistema Estadístico de Criminalidad, whether reported by the public or found by the police.

Catalonia: 161,481 countCatalonia161,481Community of Madrid: 111,153 countCommunity of Madrid111,153Andalusia: 88,028 countAndalusia88,028Valencian Community: 75,528 countValencian Community75,528Basque Country: 30,631 countBasque Country30,631Canary Islands: 28,802 countCanary Islands28,802Balearic Islands: 27,467 countBalearic Islands27,467Galicia: 18,019 countGalicia18,019Castile and León: 17,921 countCastile and León17,921Region of Murcia: 15,558 countRegion of Murcia15,558
Top 10 regions, 2025. count. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Crime rate (Spain)

Known criminal offences per 1,000 residents. Known offences (hechos conocidos): criminal offences recorded by the Policía Nacional, the Guardia Civil, the regional police forces and the local police forces that report to the Sistema Estadístico de Criminalidad, whether reported by the public or found by the police.

Balearic Islands: 68.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands68.6Catalonia: 60.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatalonia60.9Community of Madrid: 54.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCommunity of Madrid54.9Valencian Community: 54.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencian Community54.1Navarre: 52.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre52.4Melilla: 49.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla49.9Canary Islands: 49 per 1,000 inhabitantsCanary Islands49Basque Country: 48.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasque Country48.9Andalusia: 48.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAndalusia48.1Region of Murcia: 46.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegion of Murcia46.8
Top 10 regions, 2025. per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Invokely.

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