Urban Burglary in Europe

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Three quarters of the population of Europe lives in cities and towns with more than 5000 inhabitants. As homes, workplaces or centres of learning, cities have a major impact on the lives of a majority of Europe’s citizens.

 

Eurostat has compiled a report to measure the quality of life in a selection of major cities, using 300 criteria including demography, housing, health and crime.

So how does our capital compare for crime? Here's a list for domestic burglary per 1000 residents in European capitals (2004 figures):

 

  • Brussels (BE) 11.2
  • London (UK) 8.8
  • Amsterdam (NL) 8.8
  • Tallinn (EE) 5.4
  • København (DK) 4.8
  • Ljubljana (SI) 4.7
  • Lisboa (PT) 4.2
  • Budapest (HU) 3.9
  • Roma (IT) 3.9
  • Vilnius (LT) 3.3
  • Riga (LV) 3.2
  • Warszawa (PL) 2.1
  • Berlin (DE) 1.8
  • Stockholm (SE) 1.7
  • Madrid (ES) 1.3
  • Lefkosia (CY) 1.2
  • Helsinki (FI) 1.0
  • Bratislava (SK) 0.9
  • Luxembourg (LU) 0.3

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    Read more in the EU audit report.