Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2023, Denmark's police-recorded offences by offence category increased by 8.1% compared to 2022, reaching 158,491.

Denmark ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 13.3% (from 182,819 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset crim_off_cat, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.