HRCroatia
Croatia: crime, homicide rate and trend
- 0.7 homicides per 100,000 people (2023)
- -38% in 10 years (since 2013)
- 4th lowest rate of 14 in Southern Europe
- World median: 3.8 per 100,000
- Source: World Bank, from UNODC, 2023.
Safety 8 out of 10 compared with the world
Living
Living 4.4 out of 10, not ranked: too few places in this country to compare.
Places in Croatia
- Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija
- Brodsko-posavska županija
- Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija
- Grad Zagreb i Zagrebačka županija
- Istarska županija
- Karlovačka županija
- Koprivničko-križevačka županija
- Krapinsko-zagorska županija
- Ličko-senjska županija
- Međimurska županija
- Osječko-baranjska županija
- Požeško-slavonska županija
- Primorsko-goranska županija
- Šibensko-kninska županija
- Sisačko-moslavačka županija
- Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
- Varaždinska županija
- Virovitičko-podravska županija
- Vukovarsko-srijemska županija
- Zadarska županija
Crime recorded by the police (2024)
| Crime | Recorded | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Intentional homicide | 39 | 1 |
| Attempted intentional homicide | 115 | 3 |
| Serious assault | 1,012 | 26.2 |
| Kidnapping | 0 | 0 |
| Sexual violence | 942 | 24.4 |
| of which: Rape | 479 | 12.4 |
| of which: Sexual assault | 415 | 10.8 |
| Sexual exploitation | 660 | 17.1 |
| Robbery | 756 | 19.6 |
| Burglary | 7,211 | 186.7 |
| of which: Burglary of homes | 2,193 | 56.8 |
| Theft | 11,621 | 300.9 |
| of which: Theft of vehicles or parts | 1,586 | 41.1 |
| Drug offences | 11,241 | 291.1 |
| Fraud | 4,685 | 121.3 |
| Corruption | 601 | 15.6 |
| of which: Bribery | 171 | 4.4 |
| Money laundering | 141 | 3.7 |
| Attacks on computer systems | 2,069 | 53.6 |
| Taking part in an organised crime group | 27 | 0.7 |
| Environmental pollution (2023) | 6 | 0.2 |
| Illegal waste movement or dumping (2023) | 9 | 0.2 |
| Trade in protected species (2023) | 4 | 0.1 |
| Depletion of natural resources (2023) | 75 | 2 |
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 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 1.1 |
| 2015 | 0.9 |
| 2014 | 0.9 |
| 2013 | 1.1 |
| 2012 | 1.2 |
| 2011 | 1.1 |
| 2010 | 1.4 |
| 2009 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | 1.6 |
| 2007 | 1.4 |
| 2006 | 1.7 |
| 2005 | 1.6 |
| 2004 | 1.9 |
| 2003 | 1.6 |
| 2002 | 1.7 |
| 2001 | 1.9 |
| 2000 | 2.3 |
