Eurostat: Lithuania Remains Europe's Leader in Homicides, Although Their Number Is Decreasing
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Lithuania leads Europe in terms of the number of intentional homicides, but the biggest leap towards improving the situation has been achieved in the past 10 years. After Eurostat shared comparative data, criminologist Gintautas Sakalauskas points out that the former Soviet Union countries traditionally lead, while the other side of the same problem is suicides, in which Lithuania is also still ahead.
In 2024, Lithuania recorded the highest murder rate in the European Union. There were 2.63 murders per 100,000 inhabitants in Lithuania.
Recent Eurostat data shows that the three Baltic countries were at the top of the European Union's homicide rate two years ago.
Lithuania recorded the highest homicide rate in the EU in 2024, according to Eurostat. In terms of physical safety, Eurostat examines, among other things, homicides recorded by the police in relation to the size of the population. In Cyprus, 0.93 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants were recorded in 2024, compared to 1.17 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2014. In 2024, Lithuania recorded the highest rate in the EU, with 2.63 homicides per 100,000 inhabit…
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