Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2024, Denmark's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 1.3% compared to 2023, reaching 156,382.

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 8.0% (from 170,043 in 2019).

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