World Robbery Rates

What country has the most robberies?

Costa Rica had the highest number of robberies between 2004 and 2017 with a rate of 2042.5.8 robberies per 100,000 population. This was followed by Argentina at 960 robberies and the Belgium at 952 robberies per 100,000.

These numbers refers to the average number of police-recorded offenses between 2004 and 2017 normalized to 2012 population.

Country Robbery Rate per 100,000
Costa Rica 1042.5
Argentina 959.9
Belgium 952.0
Cabo Verde 788.7
Chile 523.8
Brazil 491.0
Ecuador 429.1
Nicaragua 413.2
Uruguay 403.4
Mexico 401.0
South Africa 356.8
Trinidad and Tobago 321.5

Which state in the US has the highest robbery rate?

Washington D.C. has the highest robbery rate of 344 robberies per 100,000 population, followed by Maryland at 161 robberies, and California at 137 robberies per 100,000 population. The top 10 list is given below.

State Robbery Rate (2018)
District of Columbia 343.8
Maryland 160.8
California 137.3
New Mexico 135.1
Nevada 127.3
Alaska 121.5
Pacific 120.3
Illinois 111.5
Tennessee 106.2
Texas 98.4

What percentage of robberies in the US are armed?

In 2018, 33.9 percent of robberies involved firearms and 7.4 percent involved knives, while other dangerous weapons were used in 9.2 percent of robberies. The largest segment was strong-armed robberies with 38.2 percent. These numbers are per 100,000 population.

Weapon Robbery Rate (2018)
Strong Arm 38.19
Firearms 33.95
Other Weapons 9.24
Knives 7.41

Which cities in the US have the highest robbery rates?

Cities with the highest robbery rates include Baltimore, MD with 836 robberies per 100,000 population, followed by Oakland, CA with 610 robberies and Wilmington, DE at 503 robberies.

City Robbery Rate (2018)
Baltimore, MD 836.75
Oakland, CA 609.91
Wilmington, DE 503.11
Camden, NJ 485.37
St. Louis, MO 473.16
Memphis, TN 467.63
San Bernardino, CA 446.82
Bridgeton, NJ 438.78
Trenton, NJ 408.34
Harrisburg, PA 386.6

How many convenience stores get robbed in the US?

In 2018, about 19207 convenience stores in the US were robbed, along with 8888 gas stations and 4474 banks. The full list is given below.

Location Number of robberies (2018)
Street or highway 102433
Commercial house 45274
Gas or service station 8888
Convenience store 19702
Residence 45534
Bank 4474
Miscellaneous 55756

Which country in Europe has the most robberies?

Belgium has the dubious distinction of the country with the most robbery rates in europe with 952 robberies per 100,000 population. This is more than 5 times the robbery rate of the next country France at 177 robberies. Portugal and Spain are next in the list at 174 and 163 robberies per 100,000 population respectively.

Country Robbery Rate
Belgium 952
France 177
Portugal 174
Spain 163
United Kingdom 126
Russian Federation 108
Lithuania 101
Sweden 93
Italy 88
Luxembourg 85

Which asian country has the highest number of robberies?

Within asia, Maldives has the highest number of robberies at 148 robberies per 100,000 population, followed by Kazakhstan at 80 robberies and Kyrgyzstan at 40 robberies per 100,000 population. These are average rates for the period 2004 through 2017.

Country Robbery Rate
Maldives 148
Kazakhstan 80
Kyrgyzstan 40
Macao SAR, China 32
Sri Lanka 28
Turkey 24
Philippines 24
Mongolia 23
Hong Kong SAR, China 18
Singapore 11

Where in Africa do the most robberies take place?

Robberies in Africa are highest in Cabo Verde at 789 robberies per 100,000 population, followed by South Africa at 357 robberies and Eswatini at 283 robberies.

Country Robbery Rate
Cabo Verde 789
South Africa 357
Eswatini 283
Botswana 117
Mauritius 96
Zimbabwe 86
Morocco 66
Lesotho 55
Algeria 53
Cameroon 53

Which South American country has the highest robberies?

Argentina had the highest number of robberies per 100,000 population of 960 between 2004 and 2017 (average). This was followed by Chile at 524 robberies and Brazil which had 491 robberies per 100,000 population.

Country Robbery Rate
Argentina 960
Chile 524
Brazil 491
Ecuador 429
Uruguay 403
Paraguay 220
Peru 201
Guyana 173
Colombia 167
Bolivia 112

Which country in Central America has the most robberies?

Costa Rica in central america had the most number of robberies between 2004 and 2017 at 1043 robberies per 100,000 population, followed by Nicaragua at 413 robberies and Mexico at 401 robberies per 100,000 population.

Country Robbery Rate
Costa Rica 1042
Nicaragua 413
Mexico 401
Panama 212
Honduras 184
Guatemala 156
Belize 124
El Salvador 88