FR · 2021 · crim_off_cat

Police-recorded offences by offence category

France, 2021

Police-recorded offences by offence category
15,513
France, 2021
▲ 14.8% vs 2020 (13,508)
Analysis

In 2021, France's police-recorded offences by offence category increased by 14.8% compared to 2020, reaching 15,513.

France ranks 3rd out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 47.1% (from 10,549 in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#3 of 24
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