LVLatvia

Latvia: crime, homicide rate and trend

Safety 6 out of 10 compared with the world

Living

9/10 Living 9 out of 10: the average of the places in it, on their scale.

Raw score 5.6 out of 10, before ranking.

Crime	Recorded	Per 100,000
Intentional homicide	45	2.4
Attempted intentional homicide	36	1.9
Serious assault	548	29.2
Kidnapping	9	0.5
Sexual violence	528	28.1
of which: Rape	288	15.3
of which: Sexual assault	257	13.7
Sexual exploitation	208	11.1
Robbery	271	14.4
Burglary	2,330	124
of which: Burglary of homes	458	24.4
Theft	12,203	649.6
of which: Theft of vehicles or parts	375	20
Drug offences	1,290	68.7
Fraud	2,858	152.1
Corruption	94	5
of which: Bribery	57	3
Money laundering	282	15
Attacks on computer systems	12	0.6
Environmental pollution (2023)	3	0.2
Illegal waste movement or dumping (2023)	1	0.1
Trade in protected species (2023)	1	0.1
Depletion of natural resources (2023)	230	12.2

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.