Number of crimes in Nigeria 2017, by state

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Doris Dokua Sasu,
Feb 1, 2022
In 2017, the largest number of crimes in Nigeria were recorded in Lagos State. In the said year, Lagos registered about 50 thousand crimes, by far the highest figure in the country. Abia followed with 12 thousand cases. In Lagos State, Nigeria's largest city is located, the homonym Lagos. The city is also the largest in whole Sub-Saharan Africa.

Number of crimes in Nigeria recorded in 2017, by state

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June 2018

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Nigeria

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2017

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