Robbery rate - Country rankings
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Robberies per 100,000 people, 2017:
The average for 2017 based on 79 countries was 105 robberies per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Costa Rica: 1587 robberies per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Oman: 1 robberies per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2003 to 2017. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: robberies per 100,000 people; Source: The UN office on drugs and crime
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| Countries | Robbery rate, 2017 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 1587 | 1 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Argentina | 920 | 2 | 2005 - 2017 |
| Chile | 633 | 3 | 2004 - 2017 |
| Uruguay | 522 | 4 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Ecuador | 457 | 5 | 2003 - 2017 |
| South Africa | 332 | 6 | 2017 - 2017 |
| Colombia | 244 | 7 | 2004 - 2017 |
| Panama | 243 | 8 | 2004 - 2017 |
| Peru | 223 | 9 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Mexico | 179 | 10 | 2004 - 2017 |
| Belgium | 167 | 11 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Bahamas | 166 | 12 | 2009 - 2017 |
| Guyana | 160 | 13 | 2009 - 2017 |
| France | 150 | 14 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Spain | 143 | 15 | 2008 - 2017 |
| Morocco | 135 | 16 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Honduras | 121 | 17 | 2011 - 2017 |
| UK | 120 | 18 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Portugal | 115 | 19 | 2003 - 2017 |
| USA | 98 | 20 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Puerto Rico | 86 | 21 | 2008 - 2017 |
| Sweden | 86 | 22 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Bermuda | 83 | 23 | 2003 - 2017 |
| New Zealand | 78 | 24 | 2005 - 2017 |
| Luxembourg | 76 | 25 | 2006 - 2017 |
| Canada | 62 | 26 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Grenada | 52 | 27 | 2005 - 2017 |
| Kazakhstan | 52 | 28 | 2005 - 2017 |
| Italy | 51 | 29 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Germany | 47 | 30 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Netherlands | 47 | 31 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Ukraine | 47 | 32 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Ireland | 45 | 33 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Jamaica | 43 | 34 | 2006 - 2017 |
| Greece | 40 | 35 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Mongolia | 40 | 36 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Australia | 39 | 37 | 2008 - 2017 |
| Lithuania | 38 | 38 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Denmark | 35 | 39 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Latvia | 31 | 40 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Finland | 30 | 41 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Paraguay | 29 | 42 | 2006 - 2017 |
| Serbia | 26 | 43 | 2005 - 2017 |
| Bulgaria | 22 | 44 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Croatia | 21 | 45 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Poland | 21 | 46 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 47 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 20 | 48 | 2005 - 2017 |
| North Macedonia | 20 | 49 | 2005 - 2017 |
| Montenegro | 19 | 50 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 51 | 2009 - 2017 |
| Macao | 17 | 52 | 2008 - 2017 |
| Uganda | 17 | 53 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Romania | 16 | 54 | 2003 - 2017 |
| UA Emirates | 16 | 55 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Czechia | 15 | 56 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Estonia | 15 | 57 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Norway | 15 | 58 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Philippines | 15 | 59 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Iceland | 14 | 60 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 13 | 61 | 2005 - 2017 |
| Slovenia | 11 | 62 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Cyprus | 10 | 63 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Hungary | 9 | 64 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 65 | 2015 - 2017 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 66 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Armenia | 8 | 67 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Albania | 6 | 68 | 2005 - 2017 |
| Jordan | 6 | 69 | 2005 - 2017 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 70 | 2016 - 2017 |
| Russia | 6 | 71 | 2004 - 2017 |
| Kenya | 5 | 72 | 2004 - 2017 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 73 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 74 | 2008 - 2017 |
| Benin | 2 | 75 | 2017 - 2017 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 76 | 2008 - 2017 |
| South Korea | 2 | 77 | 2003 - 2017 |
| Oman | 1 | 78 | 2007 - 2017 |
| Singapore | 1 | 79 | 2003 - 2017 |
Definition: Number of robberies per 100,000 people per year.
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