Europe: rate of reported sexual violence 2022

The four Nordic countries Sweden, Iceland, Norway, and Denmark are between the five countries with the highest rate of reported sexual violence in Europe in 2022. More than 200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants were reported in Sweden.Please note that reporting varies from country to country, and the willingness of victims to come forward can vary across regions and cultures, therefore a comparison between the countries should be taken with caution.

Rate of reported sexual violence in Europe in 2022, by country (per 100,000 inhabitants)

Characteristic	Rate of sexual violence per 100,000 inhabitants
Sweden	200.34
Iceland	165.32
France	126.08
Denmark	107.19
Norway	95.46
Finland	92.07
Belgium	92.04
Ireland	62.75
Luxembourg	60.74
Germany	59.7
Austria	55.33
Switzerland	36.01
Liechtenstein	35.62
Spain	35.4
Netherlands	33.17
Portugal	29.21
Estonia	27.26
Malta	27.06
Latvia	21.27
Croatia	18.59
Czechia	17.32
Romania	14.15
Slovenia	13.72
Italy	11.54
Slovakia	11.04
Poland	8.96
Bulgaria	8.29
Serbia	7.12
Montenegro	6.48
Cyprus	6.3
Hungary	6.06
Albania	6.05
Lithuania	5.02
North Macedonia	4.84
Greece	3.93

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Release date

April 2024

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

2022

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Police-recorded offences by crime such as : homicide, assault, kidnapping,sexual violence, rape, sexual assault, robbery, burglary, burglary of private residential premises, theft, theft of a motorized land vehicle and drug crimes.

Supplementary notes

The figures from 2008 onwards for police-recorded offences are based on the joint Eurostat-UNODC data collection. It is available at country level for European Union Member States, EFTA countries, EU Candidate countries, and EU Potential Candidates.

Numbers unavailable for Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo.

Please note that the numbers should be taken with caution, as counting and reporting vary from country to country.

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