Offenses against individuals constituted the main type of crime reported to the police in Kenya as of 2022. There were some 22,500 records of this type recorded by the Kenyan police, excluding penal code offenses, offenses against morality, traffic offenses, offenses involving police officers, and those involving tourists. In the same year, 14,718 cases of stealing were officially reported. In total, Kenya recorded over 88,000 reported crimes in 2022.
Number of crimes reported to the police in Kenya as of 2022, by type
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (December 8, 2023). Number of crimes reported to the police in Kenya as of 2022, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241472/number-of-crimes-reported-to-the-police-in-kenya-by-type/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Number of crimes reported to the police in Kenya as of 2022, by type." Chart. December 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241472/number-of-crimes-reported-to-the-police-in-kenya-by-type/
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