LULuxembourg
Luxembourg: crime, homicide rate and trend
- 1.5 homicides per 100,000 people (2022)
- +98% in 10 years (since 2011)
- 7th lowest rate of 8 in Western Europe
- World median: 3.8 per 100,000
- Source: World Bank, from UNODC, 2022.
Safety 7 out of 10 compared with the world
Luxembourg: we do not have local crime data yet.
Crime recorded by the police (2024)
| Crime | Recorded | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Intentional homicide | 2 | 0.3 |
| Attempted intentional homicide | 89 | 13.2 |
| Serious assault | 749 | 111.5 |
| Kidnapping | 32 | 4.8 |
| Sexual violence | 464 | 69 |
| of which: Rape | 138 | 20.5 |
| Sexual exploitation | 10 | 1.5 |
| Robbery (2023) | 573 | 86.7 |
| Burglary | 3,817 | 568 |
| Theft | 18,225 | 2,711.9 |
| of which: Theft of vehicles or parts | 3,777 | 562 |
| Drug offences | 2,807 | 417.7 |
| Fraud | 6,382 | 949.6 |
| Corruption | 3 | 0.5 |
| of which: Bribery | 3 | 0.5 |
| Taking part in an organised crime group | 90 | 13.4 |
| Environmental pollution (2023) | 158 | 23.9 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 0.9 |
| 2015 | 0.9 |
| 2014 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | 0.2 |
| 2011 | 0.8 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1.6 |
| 2007 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | 1.5 |
| 2005 | 0.9 |
| 2004 | 0.4 |
| 2003 | 0.7 |
| 2002 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0.9 |
