In , 19 out of 23 responding countries had a decrease compared to the previous year. For police-recorded car thefts per inhabitants, the figures average were highest in Greece The lowest figures in the EU were observed in Slovakia Note that the series for France has a break since due to a change in classification, which is more in line with the International Classification of Crime for Statistical purposes.
In , Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, Austria, Finland and Sweden reached the highest number since , while only Slovenia reached its lowest number since In 14 out of 27 countries there was a decrease compared to the previous year. Luxembourg, Spain and Ireland had the highest percentage increases from the previous year, while Germany, Poland and Sweden had the highest absolute increases from the previous year.
Malta, Hungary and Slovenia had the highest percentage decrease from the previous year, while France, Hungary and Italy had the highest absolute decreases from the previous year.
This crime category includes unlawful handling, possession, purchase, use, trafficking, cultivation or production of controlled drugs or precursors for personal consumption and for non-personal consumption. As shown in Figure 12, the number of drug-related crimes recorded by the police varies considerably across the EU, even relative to population size, due to different laws, recording practices and police attitude towards minor crimes that affect the cross-country comparisons.
The values range from 1 offence recorded per 89 people in Sweden to 1 offence recorded per 3 people in Slovakia. In , the average value of EU is 1 drug-related offence recorded per persons or out of inhabitants. Source data for tables and graphs. Data sources include police and other law enforcement agencies, public prosecutors, law courts, prisons, relevant ministries, and statistical offices.
This article presents results based on official figures for police-recorded offences criminal acts from onwards. Eurostat updates the web database when countries send new figures, which may differ from figures presented in previous web articles. A major problem for crime statistics at European level is missing figures. Several of the EU totals in this article were adjusted due to this. For instance if a figure was missing, the figure for was used from same country for the same crime.
In some cases, an average of the year before and after is used. Another method to deal with missing data is to compare three-year averages. For some crimes, simply too much data are missing for an EU total to be presented. The web database contains figures as reported no adjustment. Crime statistics are used by EU institutions, national authorities, media, politicians, organisations, and the general public. Each state establishes its criminal laws, define crimes, legal proceedings and justice reactions, as well as specifications for official crime statistics except for crimes that are covered by international or EU law.
Typically, crime statistics is less comparable between states than internationally specified statistics. For all their different criminal laws, it could also be argued that there are many similarities between European countries. This, combined with public and political interest, was the background for developing an EU-wide crime statistics.
Over the last decade, EU institutions, national authorities, and the UN have cooperated to improve European crime statistics. A major quality improvement is to use a common classification of crimes. Official crime statistics mainly reflect how the authorities register and handle cases. The figures are provided by national authorities such as the police, prosecution, courts, and prisons. Of those, police figures give the broadest picture, as they include recorded offences, whether or not they led to prosecution.
Old locks, especially ones preinstalled in homes you move into, are a security threat because you never know who might have an extra set of keys. Upgrading locks can prevent any old keys from being used to break into your home and there are plenty of modern locks available in the market that are much better than preinstalled old locks anyway.
Modern locks make manually unlocking them and breaking them in more difficult, even for veteran burglars. It is always an excellent practice to regularly look for security vulnerabilities around your home. If you have any broken windows, non-functioning locks, hiding spots in your yard, or anything that can help burglars break-in, you need to identify and rectify them.
Nevertheless, before stressing out too much, take note that these have seen a significant decline over the past decade. As such, the chances of your house being robbed are pretty high. According to our statistics, it takes roughly 8 to 10 minutes for burglars to rob a home.
However, there are also reports saying that some of these burglars can snatch everything cash, electronics, jewelry within just 90 seconds of entering a home. Recent stats show that about 2. During the day, there could be as much as 1,, residential burglaries.
Most home burglaries actually happen during the daytime so leaving the lights on may not be enough to deter burglars. Nevertheless, you can upgrade your home security by using motion-activated lights instead.
They will automatically turn on and light up your driveway when burglars come close, possibly scaring them in the process. Securing your windows and doors with strong locks never gets old as well. According to the FBI, a burglary strikes every This means more than two every minute and more than 3, every day. This small percentage is because most burglars do not leave behind any physical evidence such as fingerprints or hair and most burglaries are not witnessed.
Burglars are mostly put off by monitoring security systems in homes like cameras, sensors, and alarms. Another big factor that puts off burglars is barking dogs.
Burglars hate getting attention and nothing screams attention more than a barking dog, especially in the dead of night. Yes, burglars definitely mark houses.
They do it to either remind themselves of elements of your home security or as a sign to other accomplices. They may use cleverly drawn symbols in code to remind themselves what type of security measure they would be dealing with.
These symbols could be in the form of drawn graffiti, color-coded paint spots, string, or lace tied on your fences. They can indicate potential security weaknesses in any number of homes. By Smiljanic Stasha. Home burglaries happen more often than you think. The following burglary statistics reveal just how common this crime really is.
New Mexico has the highest burglary rate with There are almost three burglaries every minute in the US. Home Burglary Statistics 1. On average, there are some 2.
Source: Alarms. Source: Science Daily 3. House break-ins , on average, last less than 10 minutes. Source: Protect Your Home 4. Source: University of North Carolina 5. Source: FBI 7. Source: State of the USA. Home Security Statistics 8. Source: Deep Sentinel 9. Source: Reolink Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics Almost two-thirds of burglaries happen during daylight hours. Summer is the most common season for burglaries to take place.
Home Invasion Statistics by State New Hampshire has the lowest burglary rate at Source: Statista New Mexico has the highest rate with Source: A Secure Life Source: A Secure Life. FBI Burglary Statistics Estimated number of arrests by offense and race, Released on November 16, Available from the BJS website. These are preliminary estimates that will be updated upon release of final estimates on the Bureau of Justice Statistics' Arrest Data Analysis Tool. Department of Justice.
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