BGBulgaria
Bulgaria: crime, homicide rate and trend
- 1.1 homicides per 100,000 people (2023)
- -27% in 10 years (since 2013)
- 4th lowest rate of 10 in Eastern Europe
- World median: 3.8 per 100,000
- Source: World Bank, from UNODC, 2023.
Safety 7 out of 10 compared with the world
Living
1/10 Living 1 out of 10: the average of the places in it, on their scale.
Raw score 4.3 out of 10, before ranking.
Places in Bulgaria
Crime recorded by the police (2024)
| Crime | Recorded | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Intentional homicide | 79 | 1.2 |
| Attempted intentional homicide | 33 | 0.5 |
| Serious assault | 5,300 | 82.2 |
| Kidnapping | 93 | 1.4 |
| Sexual violence | 606 | 9.4 |
| of which: Rape | 111 | 1.7 |
| of which: Sexual assault | 495 | 7.7 |
| Sexual exploitation | 52 | 0.8 |
| Robbery | 913 | 14.2 |
| Burglary | 2,970 | 46.1 |
| of which: Burglary of homes | 3,337 | 51.8 |
| Theft | 24,610 | 381.8 |
| of which: Theft of vehicles or parts | 1,185 | 18.4 |
| Drug offences | 6,713 | 104.2 |
| Fraud | 2,748 | 42.6 |
| Corruption | 522 | 8.1 |
| of which: Bribery | 78 | 1.2 |
| Money laundering | 51 | 0.8 |
| Attacks on computer systems | 112 | 1.7 |
| Taking part in an organised crime group | 84 | 1.3 |
| Environmental pollution (2023) | 92 | 1.4 |
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 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 1.1 |
| 2015 | 1.8 |
| 2014 | 1.6 |
| 2013 | 1.5 |
| 2012 | 1.9 |
| 2011 | 1.7 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2.3 |
| 2007 | 2.3 |
| 2006 | 2.4 |
| 2005 | 2.6 |
| 2004 | 3.1 |
| 2003 | 3.2 |
| 2002 | 3.2 |
| 2001 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | 4.1 |
