Theft rate - Country rankings
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Thefts per 100,000 people, 2016:
The average for 2016 based on 74 countries was 783 thefts per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Denmark: 3949 thefts per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Senegal: 1 thefts per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2003 to 2016. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: thefts per 100,000 people; Source: The UN office on drugs and crime
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| Countries | Theft rate, 2016 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 3949 | 1 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Sweden | 3817 | 2 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Uruguay | 3205 | 3 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Australia | 2460 | 4 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Grenada | 2307 | 5 | 2005 - 2016 |
| UK | 2283 | 6 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Bermuda | 2190 | 7 | 2003 - 2016 |
| France | 2135 | 8 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Finland | 2081 | 9 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Norway | 1991 | 10 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Netherlands | 1791 | 11 | 2003 - 2016 |
| USA | 1750 | 12 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Switzerland | 1712 | 13 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Austria | 1650 | 14 | 2004 - 2016 |
| Germany | 1576 | 15 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Canada | 1409 | 16 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Ireland | 1372 | 17 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Monaco | 1080 | 18 | 2005 - 2016 |
| Iceland | 1043 | 19 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Slovenia | 1030 | 20 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Chile | 969 | 21 | 2005 - 2016 |
| Hungary | 960 | 22 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Greece | 909 | 23 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Portugal | 749 | 24 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Latvia | 739 | 25 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Lithuania | 685 | 26 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Czechia | 677 | 27 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Puerto Rico | 631 | 28 | 2008 - 2016 |
| Paraguay | 630 | 29 | 2008 - 2016 |
| Guyana | 623 | 30 | 2010 - 2016 |
| Argentina | 616 | 31 | 2005 - 2016 |
| Barbados | 597 | 32 | 2004 - 2016 |
| Liechtenstein | 521 | 33 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Russia | 512 | 34 | 2004 - 2016 |
| Macao | 480 | 35 | 2008 - 2016 |
| Romania | 466 | 36 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Bulgaria | 459 | 37 | 2003 - 2016 |
| South Korea | 400 | 38 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Panama | 396 | 39 | 2004 - 2016 |
| Spain | 351 | 40 | 2007 - 2016 |
| Poland | 331 | 41 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Croatia | 302 | 42 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Mongolia | 300 | 43 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Peru | 299 | 44 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Guatemala | 296 | 45 | 2004 - 2016 |
| Japan | 293 | 46 | 2004 - 2016 |
| Slovakia | 292 | 47 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Serbia | 254 | 48 | 2005 - 2016 |
| Mexico | 243 | 49 | 2004 - 2016 |
| Singapore | 243 | 50 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Turkey | 214 | 51 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Belize | 205 | 52 | 2005 - 2016 |
| Armenia | 194 | 53 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Ecuador | 194 | 54 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Albania | 192 | 55 | 2005 - 2016 |
| Colombia | 178 | 56 | 2004 - 2016 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 156 | 57 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 128 | 58 | 2005 - 2016 |
| Montenegro | 81 | 59 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Cyprus | 62 | 60 | 2003 - 2016 |
| UA Emirates | 52 | 61 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Philippines | 48 | 62 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Thailand | 48 | 63 | 2005 - 2016 |
| Honduras | 34 | 64 | 2007 - 2016 |
| Sri Lanka | 30 | 65 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Azerbaijan | 25 | 66 | 2003 - 2016 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 67 | 2016 - 2016 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 68 | 2008 - 2016 |
| Domin. Rep. | 8 | 69 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 70 | 2012 - 2016 |
| Burma | 6 | 71 | 2009 - 2016 |
| Nepal | 4 | 72 | 2005 - 2016 |
| Kenya | 3 | 73 | 2004 - 2016 |
| Senegal | 1 | 74 | 2010 - 2016 |
Definition: Number of thefts incidents per 100,000 people per year.
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