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Top 10 countries with the lowest robbery rate
Police-recorded robberies per 100,000 population. UNODC crime statistics data, each country's latest year, 2011–2024, covering 127 countries.
The top 10
1st of 127 · 2024
Vatican City0 per 100k
- 2ndMyanmar0.1 per 100k
- 3rdNepal0.3 per 100k
- 4thSingapore0.4 per 100k
- 5thSaudi Arabia0.4 per 100k
- 6thChina0.5 per 100k
- 7thSão Tomé and Príncipe0.5 per 100k
- 8thOman0.7 per 100k
- 9thSouth Korea0.9 per 100k
- 10thNigeria1.1 per 100k
The other end · bottom 5 of 127
- 123rdBrazil392.9 per 100k
- 124thCape Verde432.8 per 100k
- 125thChile645 per 100k
- 126thUruguay661.5 per 100k
- 127thArgentina1,020.6 per 100k
Where the big countries land
- 100thUnited States63.2 per 100k
- 20thIndia2.8 per 100k
- 94thGermany53.1 per 100k
Common questions
Questions people ask about robbery rate
Which country has the lowest robbery rate?
Vatican City ranks 1st of 127 countries at 0 per 100k (2024 data). Source: UNODC crime statistics.
Which countries are in the top 10 for robbery rate?
The top 10 are Vatican City, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, China, São Tomé and Príncipe, Oman, South Korea and Nigeria — computed from UNODC crime statistics data, each country's latest year, 2011–2024.
Where does the United States rank in robbery rate?
The United States ranks 100th of 127 countries at 63.2 per 100k (2022 data). Source: UNODC crime statistics.
What is the median robbery rate worldwide?
Across the 127 countries covered, the median is 18 per 100k. Values run from 0 per 100k (Vatican City, ranked 1st) to 1,020.6 per 100k (Argentina, ranked 127th).
Is robbery rate higher in Europe or the US?
The median across 45 European countries is 17.6 per 100k, against 63.2 per 100k in the United States — it is higher in the US. Source: UNODC crime statistics.
Which country has the highest robbery rate?
Argentina sits at the other end of the list: 1,020.6 per 100k ranks 127th of 127 (2024 data). Source: UNODC crime statistics.
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