Crime and criminal justice

The results of a collection of data for the period 1998 - 2007 from European countries are presented in this issue of 'Statistics in focus'. The topics covered include crimes recorded by the police (total crime, homicide, violent crime, robbery, domestic burglary, motor vehicle theft and drug trafficking), the prison population and the number of police officers. Police recorded figures suggest that, in the EU, total crime rose from 1999 to reach a peak about 2002 but has fallen consistently in the last five years. Violent crime (including robbery) has been rising whilst property crime such as domestic burglary and motor vehicle theft has been falling.

Eurostat: News Release No.91, 2009: Around 600,000 prisoners in the EU27 http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-press-releases/-/3-19062009-AP

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