GRGreece
Greece: crime, homicide rate and trend
- 0.8 homicides per 100,000 people (2023)
- -40% in 10 years (since 2013)
- 8th 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
1/10 Living 1 out of 10: the average of the places in it, on their scale.
Raw score 3.5 out of 10, before ranking.
Places in Greece
- Achaia 5/10
- Aitoloakarnania 1/10
- Argolida 4/10
- Arkadia 7/10
- Arta 4/10
- Attiki 1/10
- Chalkidiki 2/10
- Chania 5/10
- Chios 10/10
- Dodekanisa 2/10
- Drama 9/10
- Evros 6/10
- Evrytania 10/10
- Evvoia 2/10
- Florina 10/10
- Fokida 6/10
- Fthiotida 3/10
- Grevena 10/10
- Ileia 3/10
- Imathia 8/10
- Ioannina 8/10
- Irakleio 4/10
- Karditsa 7/10
- Kastoria 10/10
- Kavala 9/10
- Kefallinia 6/10
- Kerkyra 2/10
- Kilkis 6/10
- Korinthia 1/10
- Kozani 9/10
- Kyklades 2/10
- Lakonia 7/10
- Larisa 6/10
- Lasithi 8/10
- Lefkada 3/10
- Lesvos 5/10
- Magnisia 8/10
- Messinia 3/10
- Pella 9/10
- Pieria 8/10
- Preveza 5/10
- Rethymno 4/10
- Rodopi 9/10
- Samos 3/10
- Serres 7/10
- Thesprotia 4/10
- Thessaloniki 1/10
- Trikala 10/10
- Voiotia 5/10
- Xanthi 7/10
- Zakynthos 1/10
Crime recorded by the police (2024)
| Crime | Recorded | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Intentional homicide | 81 | 0.8 |
| Attempted intentional homicide | 210 | 2 |
| Serious assault | 1,732 | 16.7 |
| Kidnapping | 78 | 0.8 |
| Sexual violence | 1,250 | 12.1 |
| of which: Rape | 352 | 3.4 |
| of which: Sexual assault | 820 | 7.9 |
| Sexual exploitation | 381 | 3.7 |
| Robbery | 2,894 | 27.9 |
| Burglary | 12,523 | 120.7 |
| of which: Burglary of homes | 6,007 | 57.9 |
| Theft | 62,944 | 606.6 |
| of which: Theft of vehicles or parts | 18,063 | 174.1 |
| Drug offences | 15,140 | 145.9 |
| Fraud | 9,047 | 87.2 |
| Corruption | 713 | 6.9 |
| of which: Bribery | 240 | 2.3 |
| Money laundering | 154 | 1.5 |
| Attacks on computer systems | 160 | 1.5 |
| Taking part in an organised crime group | 491 | 4.7 |
| Environmental pollution (2023) | 44 | 0.4 |
| Illegal waste movement or dumping (2023) | 3 | 0 |
| Depletion of natural resources (2023) | 0 | 0 |
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 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.8 |
| 2015 | 0.9 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1.4 |
| 2012 | 1.5 |
| 2011 | 1.7 |
| 2010 | 1.6 |
| 2009 | 1.4 |
| 2008 | 1.3 |
| 2007 | 1.2 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1.2 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0.9 |
| 2001 | 1.2 |
