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Victims of reported criminal offences

How many are victims of a reported criminal offence? Are there differences in the criminal offences that men and women are victims of? Which age bracket has the most victims? The statistics cover victims of reported offences against the person, i.e. crimes where the victim has been in direct contact with the offender.

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A report is made when a criminal offence (crime) is reported to the police or has come to the knowledge of the police in some other way.

The person who has been subjected to a criminal offence and who in many case has reported the offence to the police.

Selected statistics on Victims of reported criminal offences

This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Victims of reported criminal offences. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

Development in number of victims of reported criminal offences

Here you can see how the total number of victims has developed over time.
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Last update
18.3.2024
Next update
13.3.2025
Source data

Administrative System of the National Police

Victims of reported criminal offences

Here you can see the number of victims broken down by type of offence and age.
More about the figure
Last update
18.3.2024
Next update
13.3.2025
Source data

Administrative System of the National Police

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Reported criminal offences
Here you can see more about reported criminal offences.
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Justitsministeriets offerundersøgelser
Here you can learn about the victim surveys of the Danish Ministry of Justice.

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Victims of Reported Criminal Offences

The purpose of "Victims of reported criminal offences" is to analyze the number of victims of police reported offences assaulting or causing harm to people. The statistics on victims of reported criminal offences date back to 2001.

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