ALAlbania
Albania: crime, homicide rate and trend
- 1.4 homicides per 100,000 people (2023)
- -67% in 10 years (since 2013)
- 11th lowest rate of 14 in Southern Europe
- World median: 3.8 per 100,000
- Source: World Bank, from UNODC, 2023.
Safety 7 out of 10 compared with the world
Places in Albania
Crime recorded by the police (2024)
| Crime | Recorded | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Intentional homicide | 41 | – |
| Attempted intentional homicide | 83 | – |
| Serious assault | 150 | – |
| Kidnapping | 2 | – |
| Sexual violence | 124 | – |
| of which: Rape | 43 | – |
| of which: Sexual assault | 81 | – |
| Sexual exploitation | 196 | – |
| Robbery | 80 | – |
| Burglary | 396 | – |
| of which: Burglary of homes | 389 | – |
| Theft | 2,001 | – |
| of which: Theft of vehicles or parts | 113 | – |
| Drug offences | 2,908 | – |
| Fraud | 802 | – |
| Corruption | 720 | – |
| of which: Bribery | 261 | – |
| Money laundering | 421 | – |
| Attacks on computer systems | 388 | – |
| Taking part in an organised crime group | 35 | – |
| Environmental pollution (2023) | 82 | 3 |
| Illegal waste movement or dumping (2023) | 36 | 1.3 |
| Trade in protected species (2023) | 6 | 0.2 |
| Depletion of natural resources (2023) | 373 | 13.5 |
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 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2.7 |
| 2015 | 2.2 |
| 2014 | 4.6 |
| 2013 | 4.3 |
| 2012 | 5.4 |
| 2011 | 4.9 |
| 2010 | 4.1 |
| 2009 | 2.9 |
| 2008 | 3.1 |
| 2007 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.1 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4.2 |
| 2003 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | 6.9 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2000 | 4.1 |
