ATAustria
Austria: crime, homicide rate and trend
- 0.9 homicides per 100,000 people (2023)
- +22% in 10 years (since 2013)
- 3rd lowest rate of 8 in Western Europe
- World median: 3.8 per 100,000
- Source: World Bank, from UNODC, 2023.
Safety 8 out of 10 compared with the world
Places in Austria
- Außerfern 8/10
- Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald 1/10
- Graz 2/10
- Innsbruck 2/10
- Innviertel 9/10
- Klagenfurt-Villach 3/10
- Liezen 6/10
- Linz-Wels 3/10
- Lungau 4/10
- Mittelburgenland 10/10
- Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen 9/10
- Mühlviertel 10/10
- Niederösterreich-Süd 2/10
- Nordburgenland 5/10
- Oberkärnten 9/10
- Östliche Obersteiermark 5/10
- Oststeiermark 10/10
- Osttirol 7/10
- Pinzgau-Pongau 5/10
- Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet 4/10
- Salzburg und Umgebung 1/10
- Sankt Pölten 4/10
- Steyr-Kirchdorf 6/10
- Südburgenland 9/10
- Tiroler Oberland 3/10
- Tiroler Unterland 5/10
- Traunviertel 8/10
- Unterkärnten 7/10
- Waldviertel 7/10
- Weinviertel 3/10
- West- und Südsteiermark 8/10
- Westliche Obersteiermark 7/10
- Wien 1/10
- Wiener Umland/Nordteil 10/10
- Wiener Umland/Südteil 6/10
Crime recorded by the police (2024)
| Crime | Recorded | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Intentional homicide | 78 | 0.9 |
| Attempted intentional homicide | 164 | 1.8 |
| Serious assault | 4,731 | 51.7 |
| Kidnapping | 10 | 0.1 |
| Sexual violence | 5,593 | 61.1 |
| of which: Rape | 2,408 | 26.3 |
| of which: Sexual assault | 2,887 | 31.5 |
| Sexual exploitation | 2,076 | 22.7 |
| Robbery | 2,986 | 32.6 |
| Burglary | 64,122 | 700.1 |
| of which: Burglary of homes | 6,372 | 69.6 |
| Theft | 108,072 | 1,180 |
| of which: Theft of vehicles or parts | 3,589 | 39.2 |
| Drug offences | 37,770 | 412.4 |
| Fraud | 79,903 | 872.4 |
| Corruption | 5,318 | 58.1 |
| of which: Bribery | 52 | 0.6 |
| Money laundering | 881 | 9.6 |
| Attacks on computer systems | 19,784 | 216 |
| Taking part in an organised crime group | 178 | 1.9 |
| Environmental pollution (2023) | 134 | 1.5 |
| Illegal waste movement or dumping (2023) | 33 | 0.4 |
| Trade in protected species (2023) | 0 | 0 |
| Depletion of natural resources (2023) | 26 | 0.3 |
Each country defines and records crime in its own way, so these figures compare a country with itself over time better than with other countries.
Homicides per 100,000 people by year
| Year | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.6 |
| 2015 | 0.5 |
| 2014 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | 0.7 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | 0.7 |
| 2009 | 0.6 |
| 2008 | 0.7 |
| 2007 | 0.5 |
| 2006 | 0.7 |
| 2005 | 0.7 |
| 2004 | 0.7 |
| 2003 | 0.6 |
| 2002 | 0.8 |
| 2001 | 0.9 |
| 2000 | 1 |
