In Denmark in 2023, traffic crimes were the most common type of crime, with over 12,000 people being arrested for such crimes. Offenses against public decency were the least common type of crime that year, totalling 180 arrests compared to 242 arrests in 2022. While certain types of crimes shift in prevelancy each year, crimes such as sexual crimes have been steadily increasing since 2015.
Number of people arrested in Denmark from 2015 to 2023, by type of crime
*Includes the Euphorians Act, Offensive Weapons Act, the Aliens Act, the Executive Order on Public Disorder, and Other Special Acts.
**Includes offenses against public authority, false statement, trafficking of drugs, offenses concerning money and evidence, smuggling of drugs, general public offenses, and invasion of privacy and defamation.
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Statistics Denmark. (May 9, 2024). Number of people arrested in Denmark from 2015 to 2023, by type of crime [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464067/denmark-arrests-type-crime/
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