This map layer shows the number of robberies per 100,000 inhabitants of all available countries, classified in five categories for the most current year.
In 2014, HEUNI and UNODC published the study “International Statistics on Crime and Justice.” In the study, the authors discuss the existing data on violence and crime for 1995 to 2008; data issued in 2014 expand the time frame until 2013. All country data are collected through enquiries with the police of the respective countries and then standardised. Gaps in the data are due to the transfer of information of single countries with the respective data collection by the police and reports of citizens.
Number of robberies per 100,000 inhabitants in 2015, Top 10
The figure shows the top ten countries with the highest rate of robberies per 100,000 inhabitants in 2013.
Sources: UNODC 2017
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Violent crime (homicide, robberies)
Violent crime worldwide is characterised by different forms of the use of violence, such as homicide, robberies, hold-ups, abductions, rape, burglaries, car theft or drug-related crime. In Germany, the term ‘violent crime’ (Gewaltdelikte) denotes bodily harm, torture, homicide, robberies and rape.
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