Definition: Total 'Sexual violence means rape and sexual ass

Region
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas

Sub-region II
Eastern Africa

Middle Africa
Northern Africa

Western Africa

North America
Caribbean

Central America

Country/territory
Burundi
Kenya
Mauritius
Mozambique
Uganda
Sao Tome and Principe
Algeria*
Egypt
Morocco
Cape Verde
Cote d'Ivoire
Guinea
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Canada
Bahamas
Barbados
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico*
Nicaragua
Panama*

Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe

South America

Central Asia

Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia

Southern Asia
Western Asia

Eastern Europe

Northern Europe

Argentina
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Guyana
Paraguay
Uruguay
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
Japan
Mongolia
Republic of Korea
Indonesia
Philippines
Singapore
India
Maldives
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Cyprus
Georgia
Israel
Kuwait
Oman
State of Palestine
Syrian Arab Republic
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Belarus
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
Republic of Moldova
Romania
Russian Federation
Slovakia
Ukraine
Estonia
Finland
Iceland

Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Oceania
Oceania
Oceania

Ireland
Latvia*
Lithuania
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom (England and Wales)
United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
United Kingdom (Scotland)
Southern Europe
Albania
Andorra
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Greece
Italy
Malta*
Montenegro
Portugal
Serbia
Slovenia
Spain
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Western Europe
Austria
Belgium
France*
Germany
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Netherlands*
Switzerland*
Australia and New Zeala Australia
New Zealand
Melanesia
Solomon Islands

Please note that when using the figures, any cross-national comparisons should be conducted with
* Changes in

Total sexual violence at the national lev

ns rape and sexual assault; including sexual offences against children

2003

2004

2005

298

2880
297
834

2590
314
789
14101

827

594

929

26128

25698
204

193
633

2006
2965
420
639
17046
0
3506
154
2243

Count
2007
2008
599
3051
2719
384
413
629
640
18844
10365
0
0
3905
3938
169
194
2531
2559

2009
700
4068
442
613
8646
0
4231
199
3252

26348
439
192

25242
507
200

858
33
1545
695
24512
590
200

716

151
1092

98
1142

153
1224

169
1472

114
803

152
803

145
901

169
779

4982

5643
572
158

214
1306
56
204
804
202
6502
1917
401

1359
623
25022
557
171

1952
24821
589
174

363

314

289

5333
808
318

28815

28622

30906

33102

32862

33815

783

817

877

732

830

1725

4350

4592
239

15

17

16

Region of China
12501

1392
11360

1460
10827
338

2858

1931
27203
10133
6811
229
2555

10557
2397
29334
10477
7139
138
2612

10604
2571
32270
12746
6826
134
2752

2956
38414
13178
7675
105
3114

408
18
169
1524
10274
323
13652

382
14
171
1821
9430
366
13435

344
13
182
1856
8693
373
15021

354
34
168
1793
8090
347
15688

1410
1468
70421
342
33
214
145
128
215
4630
421
132

1601
1475
71117

70
2056

1506
1403
74094
465
63
223
175
97
202
4497
421
183
26
85
1850

54
629
764
1689
643
3709
423
1565
20182
293
1898
244
2326
349

81
492
749
1680
681
3294
474
1566
18852
252
1995
368
2906
368

72
497
726
1730
728
3187
402

62801

62518

1311
1398
65931

48

51

52

137
98
4885
393

112
164
4598
372

101
229
422

2893

3020

3300

775
1175
1909
772

0
819
1037
1849
858

71
672
911
1615
653

471

393

389

14299

16381

18491

2180
215
1581

1988
526
1765

1929
402
1919
288

20914
283
2114
354
2728
281

1287
1898
560

73
267
78
163
509
174

17903
230
1698
309
2205

305
415
1996
10142
48732
1461

1752
648
444
1952
10419
47542
1262
7324

1801
721
558
1960
11711
47163
1410
6558
89

1415
328
521
2176
12147
43738
1496
6726
87

549
899
2744

485
626
3734

622
633
4020

610
695
4513

32
1966

42
1701

145

369

35
1619
532
311

43
1729
457
286

Macedonia
2004
5565
25802
54632
17

26238
57306
7

1674
6047
23868
55203
18
19985

319

2465
204

146
1738
6492
22864
52231
12
205
16495

2823
231

1366
460
405
2235
12563
41521
1448
6552
101
10
176
681
555
4897
70
30
1810
419
363
10348
145
1793
6559
23247
56281
18
592
6520

1406
416
408
2296
14342
40749
1579
6331
76
15
170
761
682
4893
80
35
2251
436
276
11558
155
1678
6516
24031
56784
11
353
5905

2788
139

6382
2732
122

1480
315
397
2410
15693
43432
1501
6527
83
6
89
658
924
4963
82
42
2556
455
345
10684
136
1682
6656
23253
49084
3
304
5785
6648
6343
2826

uld be conducted with caution because of the differences that exist between the legal definitions of offences

the national level, number of police-recorded offences

2010
699
4817
432

2011
664
4703
466

8645
0
3795
171

0
3887
114

120

110

1747

4806
24.7

8.3
24.6
4.1

7.2
25.9
3.8
49.1

2.8

2.0

3.1

8.1
34.5
3.0
57.4
0.0
10.2
0.2
7.4

82.7

80.5

81.7
133.4
70.2

77.4
151.1
72.7

146.7
40.7

94.9
42.4

104.8
61.9

139.6
61.6

1311
2933
133

1410

26896
309
169

26638
238
184

150
1486
62
168
767
130
6511
2231

174
1753

34113
3626
1008

2012

Rate per 100,00

rate 2003rate 2004rate 2005rate 2006

426
709
121
6503
658

26894
165
53
248
2664

1028

74.9

177.8
49.1

6250
3202

3580
34027

1697
36389

2063

2440

113.4
2.9

2.5

2.2

26.3

25.8

27.6

23.3

23.8

3944
46526
13009
6729
147
3395

3537
45288
15681
8068
297
3528

352

372
55
201
1806
8055
388
19491

197
1836
8316
362
18220
2176
1579
72746

1744
1546

82
204

71

79
165
4956

77

177

4824
53375
16510
11230
280
3978
2569
422

1863
8503

18.4

10.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

9.9

20.2
9.0

21.2
8.5
13.4

19619
5102
1792
1553

2.7
0.4
2.4
22.1
8.1
12.6
28.9

5.7

5.5

1.5
30.3
5.8

105
185

1.6

1.7

1.7

69

13.5
2.2
75.5
17.9

10.8
3.7
69.6
16.2

9.6
5.2
17.5

4.3

4.5

4.8

8.0
15.2
18.7
7.6

0.0
8.5
13.5
18.1
8.5

0.3
7.0
12.0
15.7
6.5

12.3

10.4

10.5

9.9

11.3

12.8

4.6
16.1
30.3

4.2
39.5
33.8

4.1
30.3
36.6
97.1

14.6
5.2
4.5
26.8
51.8
93.5

4572

174

10.6
31.4

20.3
14.5
61.4
15.5
29.9
42.5

120
4.3
207

696
1811
764
3099
557

649
2086
630
3030
461

15770
193
1348
275
2417

16647
234
311
3252

696
1981
669
2776
617

16.5
18.6
5.5

144
400
3511

2368
231
591
2448
17167
45271
1632
6696
79
10
147
567
901
4813
91
36
2206
493
375
9958
124
1971
6895
22963
46869
6
260
5120
6321
6351
2913

2014
198
571
2661
17077
44396
1668
7361
44
17
167
561
1071
4617
69
25
2182
432
312
9860
126
2182
6956
23871
47078
5
284
4640
6121
5694
3347

2050
326
507
2625
16923
45867
1694
7693
44
18
139
512
821
4689
82
24
2134
385
264
9008
120
2120
6434
26783
45824
12

13.3
12.3
43.8
113.4

42.9
28.7
13.3
42.5
116.0

43.3
32.4
17.0
42.4
129.7

33.5
14.9
16.1
46.6
133.6

2.8

2.7

12.4
8.1
4.7

11.0
5.7
6.4

14.2
5.7
6.9

13.9
6.3
7.6

5.2
18.8

6.8
16.2

7.3

18.5

5.7
15.4
5.3
15.5

7.0
16.4
4.6
14.2

20.3
57.5
38.8
65.8

7.0
21.0
61.3
37.0
62.4

4645
6483

122.6

44.0
100.7

3389

59.6
43.5

67.5
48.1

24.5
53.6
42.6
65.2

43.0
68.3

69.7

gal definitions of offences in countries, or the different methods of offence counting and recording.

Rate per 100,000 population

rate 2007rate 2008rate 2009rate
6.9
7.8
8.1
7.0
10.2
31.5
33.8
36.0
2.8
2.8
2.6
61.3
32.6
26.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
11.1
11.0
11.6
0.2
0.3
0.3
8.3
8.3
10.4

2010rate 2011rate 2012

7.6
7.0
11.8
11.2
11.1
35.1
37.7
25.4
0.0
10.2
0.2
24.6

0.0
10.3
0.1
22.4

3.4
9.0
26.9

4.8
0.3
1.0
12.8
74.3
172.5
72.4

3.9
0.9
11.3
75.0
159.9
61.6

1.3

1.1

73.5
166.2
62.4

78.8
85.7
60.3

77.2
65.0
65.3

147.7
45.2

162.6
54.1

205.2
47.8

143.3
54.2

165.6
63.6

133.0
68.8

154.8
59.2

119.5
13.2
2.4

124.5
9.3
1.2

186.7
60.8
67.1
141.3
31.0
2.9

153.7
57.8
42.1
139.4
35.9

389.5
53.2
38.3
137.3
10.5

130.1
50.8

46.0
28.5

21.4
30.1

55.2

64.2

29.2

28.6

29.0

25.1

20.6

23.0

28.9
62.3
27.4

0.8
77.2
58.3
0.5
235.1
96.2

76.9

26.8
24.8
15.4
62.9
16.0
17.9
42.6

26.7
26.1
16.8
75.7
15.1
17.3
44.1

29.6
19.9
77.6
16.8
13.4
49.1

38.8
23.8
75.9
14.5
18.7
52.6

34.3
23.0
90.6
17.1
37.6
53.7

2.5
0.3
2.4
26.3
7.4
14.1
28.2

2.2
0.3
2.5
26.6
6.8
14.2
31.4

2.2
0.6
2.3
25.6
6.4
13.0
32.6

2.2
2.6
26.0
6.5
13.3
37.6

2.3
1.0
2.6
25.4
6.3
14.1
40.0

1.6
31.0
6.1
111.0
1.1
2.4
14.0
12.0
4.9
66.8
16.5
5.1

1.7
28.9
6.3
148.2
2.1
2.5
15.7
9.0
4.6
63.3
15.6
7.1
0.7
0.4
2.6

1.7
29.7
6.0

2.3
31.1
6.0

1.8
29.8

2.5
3.0

2.8
2.2

2.4

3.5
2.0

7.2
3.7

7.2
3.8
66.8

6.9

6.1

60.6

4.4

4.2

0.4
3.0

46.0
26.9
94.5
23.5
35.2
59.5
75.7
2.6

26.1
6.7
40.0
2.1
1.9
29.3

17.9
4.4

2.8

2.2
0.3
6.6
10.1
16.3
6.4
9.7
11.5
7.1
14.0
5.4
4.1
18.6
44.0
114.4

0.4
5.1
10.0
16.1
6.8
8.6
13.0
7.1
13.1
4.7
4.3
28.1
54.6
118.9

0.3
5.2
9.7
16.5
7.3
8.3
11.2

9.4
17.2
7.6
8.1
15.6

8.9
19.7
6.3
7.9
13.0

9.6
18.6
6.7
7.3
17.6

12.5
4.2
3.7
23.7
41.3

11.0
3.6
2.9
21.2
45.0

11.6
4.3

2.6

24.0
60.3

31.0
64.9

nd recording.

31.8
21.2
12.7
47.3
137.2

32.3
19.5
13.0
48.1
155.3

33.6
14.9
12.8
49.8
168.6

53.0
11.0
19.3
50.0
183.0

44.5
9.5
18.8
53.8
180.7

44.8
15.8
16.7
52.6
177.9

3.2

2.4

2.6

2.5

1.4

1.4

4.5
15.6
5.0
8.2
16.7
4.9
17.1
4.3
18.0
23.2
6.9
21.6
61.4
37.4
67.3

4.4
17.5
6.2
8.2
19.0
5.7
21.3
4.5
13.6
25.5
7.4
20.1
60.5
38.4
68.1

2.3
15.1
8.3
8.2
19.4
6.8
24.2
4.7
16.9
23.4
6.5
20.1
61.3
37.0
59.0

3.8
13.1
8.1
8.0
21.4
5.8
20.8
5.1
18.3
21.6
5.9
23.5
63.0
36.3
56.5

4.3
13.0
9.6
7.6
16.2
4.0
20.6
4.5
15.1
21.2
6.0
25.9
63.2
37.5
56.8

3.6
11.9
7.4
7.7
19.2
3.9
20.1
4.0
12.8
19.3
5.7
25.0
58.2
41.9
55.3

124.3
39.7

72.4
35.8

65.9
28.2

29.5
63.9
24.2

61.0
34.9
85.9
28.8
65.4

51.2
30.8
80.7
28.3
66.7

55.0
27.8
77.3
25.0
75.8

27.8
81.1
76.0

Definition: Rape means sexual intercourse without valid consent

Region
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas

Sub-region II
Eastern Africa

Middle Africa
Northern Africa

Southern Africa

Western Africa

North America

Caribbean

Country/territory
Burundi
Kenya
Mauritius
Mozambique
Rwanda
Uganda
Zimbabwe
Cameroon
Sao Tome and Principe
Algeria*
Egypt
Morocco
Sudan
Botswana
Lesotho
Swaziland
Guinea
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Bermuda
Canada
United States of America
Bahamas
Barbados
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago

Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia

Central America

South America

Central Asia

Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia

Southern Asia

Western Asia

Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico*
Nicaragua
Panama*
Argentina
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region o
Japan
Mongolia
Republic of Korea
Brunei Darussalam
Indonesia
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Bangladesh
India
Maldives
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Cyprus
Georgia
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon

Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe

Eastern Europe

Northern Europe

Southern Europe

Western Europe

Oman
Qatar
State of Palestine
Syrian Arab Republic
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Belarus
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
Republic of Moldova
Romania
Russian Federation
Slovakia
Ukraine
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Iceland
Ireland
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom (England and Wales)
United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
United Kingdom (Scotland)*
Albania
Andorra
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Greece
Malta*
Montenegro
Portugal
Serbia
Slovenia
Spain
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Liechtenstein

Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Oceania
Oceania

Luxembourg
Monaco
Netherlands*
Switzerland*
Australia and New Z New Zealand
Melanesia
Solomon Islands

Please note that when using the figures, any cross-national comparisons should be conducted with
* Changes in

Rape at the national level, number of police-rec

sent

2003

2004

2005

2006

53

1440
40
102

1365
38
64

1291
64
46

537
3858
451

549
4997
555

732
4790
592

750
4967
580
1
352
48
1063

723
20
618

785

36
531
93883

630
21
453

376
44
475

Count
2007
2008
587
876
735
77
69
41
47
383
599
1536
4762
3186
447
2
5
386
345
63
87
1215
1130
1189

2009
683
847
57
44
293
619

7
385
74
1507
1754
1777

1797

1878

92
1545
167
135

416
79

710

849

43
587
95089
84

66
305

301

159

565
94347
87
77

570
94472
72
75

528
92610
135
72

490
90750
118
62

471
89241
109
68

23

22
707

30
714

31
853

87
334

50
259

60
317

36
236

57
706
16
54
247

48

363
13650
629

1488

5991
186
297
296
37
70
2472
386
5899
24

1188
1246

5721
223
327
278
53
36
92
2176
378
6321
26

3084
110

2918
103

18233
1

1378
3
49
19
32
52

1432
9
25
27
41
62
1319
98

1185
314
13550
1322
771
3154
1137

2627
1499

44
1311
1140
289
13894
1524
792
3264
1306
23675
2865
3347
1484

1337
574
318

1357
566
385

30
1602
756
401

14199

14078

14850

855
3276
1633
25709
2942
3380

713
3367
1821
28158
3349
3384

809
2221
33912
3403
3542

6268

1285
6569

1279
7208

1316
7560

62
1401
6751

1583
298
54
27
99
2076
320

222
1584
271
56
27
96
1948
314

206
1514
300
47

207
1298
303
55

212
1376
303
36

107
1766
355

105
1582
354

136
1402
332

24

28
2409
129
5152

2906
2585
167
4641

2548
5639
202
4676

20737
5

21467
9

21397

5
34
21
19
156
1270

15
25
36
34
100
1243

15
35

137

120

119

2962
124
5071
11291
18359

2584
118
5308
11682
19348

191

210

15
44
25
39
141
1223
78
108
39

7
35
17
29
167
1291
110
125
19

27
84

11
85
131
1604
44
432
611
646
535
2322
272
983
8185
233
1048
472
107
573
69
370
123
278
706
2235
13272
364
794

13
98
97
1638
52
386
529
687
267
2176
297
953
8848
224
964
562
121
595
51
409
319
260
739
2261
14013
360
900

213
231
11

165
240
13

392

338

70

87

2850
10408
8766
0

687
2944
10506
8831
1

Macedonia

105
135
1694
62
95
483
403
596
264
1987
280
1013
9222
200
924
475
179
593
75
451
251
265
798
3787
14443
345
975
49

112
1783
72
95
353
310
530
206
2001
268
1116
8871
174
993
527
153
613
72
371
129
253
840
4208
13774
447
922
40

39
142
177
7
8
365
89
58
2140
93
678
3029
9993
8133
4

40
187
182
17
11
341
115
55
2102
49
700
3217
9784
8118
2

132

183
13

125
1148

12
156
1071

125
336
225
637
215
1827
281
1048
7038
182
878
492
122
739
87
357
93
200
945
4749
12673
389
908
41
2
44
162
185
10
7
305
105
97
2530
42
710
3290
10132
7511
1

158
240
262
529
214
1611
306
1016
6208
152
880
396
160
915
68
348
100
164
944
5446
13096
368
821
39
2
35
188
232
19
17
314
123
57
2437
41
693
3198
10277
7292
3

176
218
246
480
228
1530
264
1007
5398
142
758
352
124
660
78
376
69
149
998
5937
15074
422
884
34
0
29
129
213
12
9
377
111
79
2051
37
779
3082
9842
7314
0

1
1700
547

1800
573
170

3
4990
646
994
65

40
2
4790
639
1183
79

44

57

56

2135
648
1143
61

1945
612
1130
56

1920
666
1128

should be conducted with caution because of the differences that exist between the legal definitions of offen

ber of police-recorded offences

2010
692
922
51

2011
646
934
58

312
709

257

2
304
91

3
292
102

2012
786

4.4

4.1
3.3
0.5

3.8
3.1
0.3

3.5
5.3
0.2

2.0
30.4
2.6

2.0
39.4
3.1

2.5
37.7
3.3

2.2
0.0
2.1

1.9
0.0
1.5

1.1
0.1
1.6

2.5
39.0
3.1
0.6
1.0
0.1
3.5

72.2

77.6

2.7

1.4

1.8
31.6
26.4
28.1

1.7
31.4
21.5
27.3

22.3

21.3
26.2

80.0
25.8

45.9
19.9

265

773
1280

1865

Rate per 100,00

rate 2003rate 2004rate 2005rate 2006

1800

693

581
85593
78
63

549
84175
107
70

32
717
15
28
217

58
815
56
200

499
84376
53
1591
27
945

286

1.7
32.1

1.8
32.2
30.9

60.8
23.6

21
1613
681

27
1641
326

17.7
1430
394

1794
14938

1042
15867

12.5

1030

1187

19.0

2572
41294
3590
3596

3460
49524
3275
5082

12.2
24.2
22.9
8.2
12.2

2.8
9.2

6.1
10.9

12.4
27.6
23.1
8.4
13.7
12.6
17.4
7.6
10.6

22.6

21.4
23.4

10.5
5.9
0.8
0.6
1.4
1.6
12.7

6.7
10.4
5.3
0.8
0.6
1.4
1.5
12.3

6.5

7.5

3.5
2.8
7.7
7.9
1.6

3.0
2.6
8.1
8.1
1.7

0.8

0.8

0.5
0.5
2.8
3.8
3.2
18.5
1.5
4.7
1.0

0.2
0.4
1.8
2.8
3.8
19.1
2.0
5.2
0.5

2.9
14993
1829
996
2891
41180
3139
3157

11.2
117
1332

227
1387
314
57
112
1289
342

2183
4718
164
4636

240
1263

227
1761
331
43
91
1185
367

1977
4737
150

269
956

257
2302

22.1
38.2
8.9
5.9

121
1240

1779
4385
133

11
16

10

14
19

36
82
1021

38

25

20.9
45.2
9.8

0.8
1.0
2.0
15.6
12.7
6.8

5.5
0.8
0.8
1.3
1.7
15.1
13.5
7.2

3.7
2.6

3.5
2.4

0.7

1.6
0.3

22172

1045

19.5
2.5

7.1
0.1
0.6
2.5
3.2
1.1

7.3
0.3
0.3
3.3
4.0
1.4
20.4
4.5

15.8
29.8
18.7
2.2

15

18

83

211
586
246
1567
368
897
4907
117
635
342
81
818

157
675
196
1498
291
780
4801
150

187
669
192
1432
360
895

342
91
1039

317
143
1009

479
78
208
938
5960
15892
498
997
24
1
46
141
215
11
5
424
72
63
1578
28
875
3202
10108
7724
0

463
50
191
1075
6532
16038
548
1183
22

492
64
178
1116
6324
16327
503
1372
24
5
41
126
167
13
3
375
85
58
1280
43
883
3053
10885
8031
4

35
122
172
18
3
374
79
55
1512
41
977
3227
10406
7539
2

88

1.7
2.5
0.8
2.4
1.3

1.8
2.8
0.5
2.5
1.4

4.4
7.8
6.3
5.3
6.1
7.0
4.4
5.6
4.3
2.2
8.8
8.0
11.0
23.8
9.2
5.4
8.2
15.5
25.0

4.0
6.8
6.7
2.6
5.7
7.8
4.3
6.1
4.2
2.0
10.4
9.1
11.4
17.4
10.0
14.1
7.8
16.1
25.2

4.8
2.1
2.7

3.8
2.2
3.1

3.8

3.2

3.5

4.4

27.4
17.2
10.5

8.4
28.2
17.2
10.5

2.9
0.7
2.5
1.5
0.5
5.0
5.2
5.8
2.6
5.2
7.4
4.6
6.4
3.7
2.0
8.8
13.5
11.3
25.3
10.8
11.3
8.1
17.3
41.9

0.6
2.6
1.5
0.5
3.7
4.1
5.2
2.0
5.2
7.2
5.1
6.2
3.2
2.1
9.7
11.6
11.6
23.9
8.8
5.9
7.8
18.0
46.3

1.5

1.3

1.0
3.2
1.6
1.7
1.3
3.5
0.9
2.9
4.9
4.4
8.2
28.8
16.3
9.7

1.0
4.3
1.6
4.1
1.8
3.2
1.2
2.7
4.8
2.3
8.5
30.4
15.8
9.7

66

70

1655
543
1129

1590
552
1325

8.6
1485
569
1322

10.5
7.5

11.1
7.8
37.1

30.6
8.7
24.0
13.9

29.3
8.5
28.3
16.4

e legal definitions of offences in countries, or the different methods of offence counting and recording.

Rate per 100,000 population

rate 2007rate 2008rate 2009rate 2010rate 2011rate 2012
6.8
7.7
7.5
6.8
2.3
1.9
2.1
2.3
2.2
1.8
6.3
5.6
4.6
4.1
4.7
0.2
0.2
0.2
3.7
2.8
2.9
2.3
2.3
1.9
4.8
1.9
2.1
37.4
24.9
2.3
1.2
3.0
4.0
1.1
1.6
1.1
1.0
1.1
0.8
0.8
2.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
4.0
3.7
4.8
3.9
89.9
89.3

94.7

90.6

91.9

95.2

0.9
1.0
1.4
2.5

3.4
1.4

5.6

5.4

1.6
30.5
39.5
26.1

1.5
29.6
33.9
22.3

1.4
28.8
30.7
24.4

1.7
27.4
21.6
22.5

1.6
26.7
29.2
24.8

29.0
26.4

29.8
31.4

54.7
25.9

30.6
26.2

55.2
29.6

18.7
15.5
25.6
34.1

55.0
24.2

33.0
17.9

49.4
18.7

25.6
16.3

51.2
15.0

21.4

1.4
26.6

30.0
9.4
2.4

29.9
9.2
2.8

10.0
34.8
12.2
2.9

6.8
34.5
11.0

8.5
34.6
5.2

29.8
6.3

23.1
12.5

13.1
13.1

27.5

31.2

12.5

12.2

12.8

24.5
8.3
16.9
13.5
17.6
7.6

20.1
8.5
18.5
14.7
19.9
7.5

22.4

12.7
31.4
27.1

22.2
17.5
20.0
7.7

28.5
21.1
18.3
6.8

24.9
21.0
20.7
7.6

33.0
24.9
18.8
10.7

14.9
20.6

30.3
19.2

33.8
14.3

20.9
25.4

21.1
26.4

7.9
22.1
23.3

6.2
9.8
5.8
0.7

6.2
8.3
5.8
0.8

6.3
8.7
5.8
0.5

6.7
8.7
5.9
0.7

6.7
10.9
6.1
0.6

7.6
14.1

1.5
1.4
13.7

1.5
1.2
13.4

1.9
1.1
12.4

1.6
1.0
12.6

1.3
0.9
13.3

1.7
1.0

2.7
2.7
7.8

1.2
2.9
3.4
7.0

1.1
6.1
4.1
7.1

0.9
5.0
3.2
7.0

0.8
5.0
2.9

0.7
4.5
2.5

1.8
1.6

1.8
2.9

1.8

1.8

0.2
0.4
2.0
1.8
3.5
18.3

0.5
0.3
3.2
3.2
2.3
17.5

0.5
0.4

0.4
0.2

0.3

0.5
0.2

2.5
1.9

3.3
1.9
13.8

3.4

2.2

5.4

4.4

4.2

13.9

5.1

7.1

0.6
1.7

0.3
0.8
1.5

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.2

0.9
0.6
3.5
3.0
6.2
2.1
4.8
7.7
4.8
4.9
3.4
1.9
9.0
9.3
14.0
28.5
8.3
4.3
6.3
20.0
51.8

0.7
2.5
3.5
5.1
2.1
4.2
8.4
4.6
4.3
2.8
1.9
7.2
12.2
17.2
22.0
8.0
4.7
5.2
19.8
59.0

0.8
2.3
3.3
4.6
2.3
4.0
7.3
4.6
3.8
2.6
1.6
6.4
9.5
12.4
24.9
8.5
3.3
4.8
20.6
63.8

1.3

1.2

1.1
3.7
1.7
2.4
1.1
2.9
1.1
4.8
5.7
2.0
8.5
30.8
16.3
9.0

0.9
4.3
2.1
4.5
2.7
3.0
1.3
2.8
5.4
2.0
8.3
29.7
16.4
8.7

2.9
5.6
2.5
4.1
10.3
4.1
3.4
2.2
1.4
6.2
6.2
15.2

2.1
6.4
2.0
3.9
8.2
3.6
3.3
2.8

2.6
6.3
1.9
3.7
10.2
4.1

6.1
7.0
19.3

5.7
11.1
18.7

10.7
3.7
6.8
19.2
63.5

10.2
2.4
6.3
21.7
69.1

10.8
3.1
5.9
22.3
66.5

1.1

0.8

0.7

0.8

0.8
3.0
1.9
2.8
1.5
3.6
1.1
3.9
4.5
1.8
9.3
28.4
15.6
8.8

1.2
3.3
1.9
2.6
0.8
4.0
0.7
3.1
3.4
1.3
10.4
29.3
16.0
9.3

0.9
2.8
1.5
4.2
0.5
3.5
0.8
2.7
3.3
1.9
11.6
29.3
16.4
9.1

1.1
2.9
1.5
3.0
0.5
3.5
0.9
2.8
2.7
2.0
10.4
27.6
17.0
9.7

1.6

9.2

11.7

11.2

13.0

13.6

13.0
8.6
27.0
12.4

11.8
8.0
26.4
11.1

11.6
8.6
26.1

10.0
6.9
25.8

9.5
7.0
30.0

ng and recording.

8.9
7.1
29.6

Definition: "Sexual Offences against Children" means crimes of a sexual nature committed aga
rape with a person below the age of consent and other offences related to the sexual exploitati

Region
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas

Sub-region II
Eastern Africa

Middle Africa
Northern Africa

Southern Africa
Western Africa

North America
Caribbean

Central America

Country/territory
Kenya
Mauritius
Rwanda
Uganda
Cameroon
Sao Tome and Principe
Algeria
Egypt
Morocco
Botswana
Cape Verde
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Canada
Bahamas
Barbados
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala

Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Americas
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Asia
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe

South America

Central Asia

Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia
Southern Asia
Western Asia

Eastern Europe

Northern Europe

Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama*
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Chile*
Colombia
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
Japan
Mongolia
Republic of Korea
Philippines
Singapore
India
Maldives
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Georgia
Israel
State of Palestine
Syrian Arab Republic
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Belarus
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
Republic of Moldova
Romania
Russian Federation
Slovakia
Ukraine
Estonia
Finland

Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Oceania

Iceland
Latvia*
Lithuania
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom (England and Wales)
United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
Southern Europe
Albania
Andorra
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Greece
Italy
Malta*
Montenegro
Portugal
Serbia
Slovenia
Spain
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Western Europe
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Switzerland
Australia and New Zea New Zealand

Please note that when using the figures, any cross-national comparisons should be conducted with ca
* Changes in

Total sexual offences against child

sexual nature committed against children (of age as defined in metadata below). It should include child pornography
elated to the sexual exploitation of children.
0

2003

333

109
395

2004
1,233

126

81
475

35

25
187

211

2005
1,067

12,545
117

113
1,993

2006
1,445

Count
2007
2008
1,984
1,849

15,385
131
1
1,474
88
1,554

12,230
268
0
1,546
67
1,356

2,042
8,635
177
4
1,637
100
1,945

90
695

623

202
25

229
31

268
40

260
30

48

32
427

55
493

48
587

27
239

29
445

14
314

59
245

1,805

1,909
1,101
175

2,072
1,190
227

197

160

2009
2,621
256
1,622
7,360
2
1,660
90
1,521
487

2,693
273
28
59
563
23
62
296
94
2,380
1,454
247

2,691

845

2,509

2,761

2,730

2,577

2,555

3,340
2,255

1,661
3,475
34

1,914

2,283

203
1,534
5,322
4,906
68
1,090
2,212

207
1,856
6,111
5,165
20
1,152
2,469

199
2,064
7,906
4,714
49
1,230
2,436

119
2,338
8,792
5,383
10
1,528
2,109

84
10
2
621
5,342

101
11
1
781
4,791
187
1,054
3,674
443
5,045
148
20
174
63
52
2,846

84
9

95
16
2
752
4,111
147
1,007
4,432
410
5,368

12

14

13

Region of China
7,376

583
6,491

633
5,845

7,316

7,562

6,320

3,542

4,026

963
3,320
441
4,721

35

28

41

24
2,950

34
2,890

42
2,883

834
4,386
127
1,207
4,320
445
5,446
184
46
182
73
67
2,841

52
219
71

17

62
627
815
368

62
507
884
432

57
419
739
309

79

135

134

5,981

7,608

375

320

345

744

846

946

9,678
474
350
244
1,043

693
1,067
598

64
341
765
295
1,882
140
588
8,805
454
369
148
1,025

66
306
802
364
1,683
126
623
9,098
470
437
260
1,321

222
80
309
829
452
1,657
109
10,212
481
331
1,068

69
225
171
1,096

21
558
222
1,013

4,110
987

16,078
972

231

246
33

716

650

196

218

57
601
304
950
3,346
17,553
869
29

55
194
333
1,107
3,671
16,637
883
33

1,440

61
1,505

79
375
267
1,087
3,771
15,532
883
49
6
32
334
59
1,372
25
16
646
223
203
1,499
61
609
4,003
13,661
12,772
5
80
1,420

102
326
262
1,150
5,866
15,252
1,047
35
9
23
387
64
1,312
29
5
593
245
159
2,210
79
555
3,897
14,281
12,052
6
91
1,210

285
57
1,152

262
45
1,310

530
277
188

28
609
247
173

588
3,641
13,598
13,962

71
555
3,963
13,598
12,765

1,221

1,507

1,515

1,426

Macedonia
3,354
16,401
16,372

728
6,261
14,713
16,218

193
271
1,189
6,575
17,402
988
47
5
24
335
64
1,214
27
6
668
282
199
1,581
63
512
3,794
13,526
11,319
2
30
1,220
1,526
1,439

hould be conducted with caution because of the differences that exist between the legal definitions of offences

s against children at the national level, number of poli

ld include child pornography offences, procuring a child for prostitution, statutory

2010
3,273
297
1,659
7,564
2
1,573
73

2011
3,191
289
1,782

5
1,728
57

Rate per 100,000 p

2012
rate 2003rate 2004rate 2005rate 2006
3,387
3.5
3.0
3.9
1,647

529
89

3,684
267
21

3,804
176
19

36
1,422
27
56
285

35
465

2,739
1,550

166
252
71
2,641
1,437

0.7

43.7
0.6

0.2
1.3

0.1
1.6

0.2
6.6

51.8
0.7
0.6
4.3
0.1
5.1

12.9

61.4
9.1

68.2
11.3

46.6

31.0
15.8

24.8
18.4

26.6
34.1

1,647
2,424

518
65

1.9

118

3,968
28
42
45
2,065

325

23.0
14.5

2,606
2,295

41.1
1.7

1.6

1.2

2,365
874
94
3,273
8,706
4,733
150
1,885

429
2,223

2,263

108
2,854
10,784
5,889
121
2,001

91
4,062
11,960
8,012
56
1,664

100
77
2
810
4,307
144
1,179
4,906
456
5,484

148
45
3
718
4,124
163
1,054
5,267
455

65
165

56

76
2,414
13

2,192
13

2.5

5.3

2.3

2.5

20.7
5.3

10.2
8.0
4.5

7.0

8.2

5.9
16.1
32.2
11.2
8.9
18.1
7.9

1,214
230

659
4,356
1,123
4,582
379

0.2

0.3

0.3

5.8

8.5
5.1

9.2
4.6

0.6
0.2
0.0
9.0
4.2

9.0

7.4

0.3

0.4

2.0
3.8
9.6
0.4

1.2

0.9

1.4

0.5
45.6

0.8
43.8

0.9
42.7

0.6
8.1
8.0
3.6

0.6
6.6
8.6
4.3

0.6
5.5
7.2
3.1

2.1

3.6

3.6

4.1

5.3

0.8

0.7

0.7

14.3

16.2

18.0

6.7
8.8
0.7
18.5
19.8

8.9

84
157

11
218

263
729
457
1,532
191

270
754
386
1,533
151

9,524
421
259

10,624
610

1,102

1,682

257
695
353
1,344
265

8.9
10.5
5.9

543

1,567

152
401
1,276
6,905
17,876
1,044
38
7
89
279
70
1,143
37
7
778
309
244
1,299
77
658
3,929
13,508
11,867
5
26
995
1,133
1,512

133
398
1,316
7,223
17,365
1,021
18
13
48
274
51
1,315
28
9
784
232
218
998
52
695
3,949
13,470
12,444
9
23
840
1,403
1,906

233
358
1,257
7,368
19,107
1,016
18
18
41
201
55
1,176
24
7
779
225
161
847
53
729
3,503
15,894
12,623
12
1,045
1,203
1,883

23.8
9.8
5.1
24.0

5.2

7.2
24.7
6.7
22.1

5.6
0.3

6.9

6.2

9.8

10.9

32.3
27.1
19.5

8.9
60.0
24.1
19.3

19.2
27.0
9.2
20.5
37.1

18.3
8.8
10.3
23.7
40.4

0.9

1.0

6.5
0.5
2.0

6.0
0.4
2.2

5.0
2.8
9.4

4.5
5.8
2.5
8.6

7.1
34.6
22.1
16.7

3.4
6.7
37.4
22.0
15.2

8.8

13.1
9.2

29.5

36.0

legal definitions of offences in countries, or the different methods of offence counting and recording.

umber of police-recorded offences

Rate per 100,000 population

rate 2007rate 2008rate 2009rate
5.3
4.8
6.6
20.9
20.0
15.4
39.8
27.2
22.4
1.4
0.9
0.0
2.4
1.2
4.4
4.6
4.6
0.1
0.1
0.1
4.4
6.3
4.9
25.0
0.9
12.8

2010rate 2011rate 2012

8.0
7.6
7.8
24.1
23.4
15.3
16.0
14.4
22.3
1.1
4.2
0.1

2.7
4.6
0.1

4.3
7.5

26.3
13.3

26.6
18.1

10.8
74.1
7.5

11.0
48.0
6.7

23.9

11.3

78.4
14.5

74.6
10.8

8.0
77.0
10.0

53.1
18.2

46.2
21.6

56.6
20.6

34.4
51.9

33.3
16.9

12.8
24.0

54.1
18.6

51.2
21.5

42.8
18.0
1.3

45.7
19.3
1.7

56.8
22.4
31.2
51.7
23.5
1.8

151.8
18.9
22.4
55.7
23.0

58.7
24.9

11.4
9.9
0.4
42.7
74.6

24.3
54.2
36.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

5.9
19.2
36.7
11.6
2.6
18.8
8.7

5.6
21.0
47.0
10.4
6.3
19.7
8.5

3.3
23.4
51.7
11.8
1.3
24.1
7.3

0.7
0.2
0.0
11.3
3.8
7.2
2.2
4.1
9.4
0.4
48.0
0.7
2.0
6.1
1.2
41.1

0.5
0.2
12.0
3.4
4.8
2.5
4.8
9.2
0.5
58.6
1.5
2.1
6.5
1.5
40.0

2.0
15.0
2.6
32.2
50.8
10.2
19.1
29.2

5.5
1.9

28.5

2.9
27.6
62.3
12.5
15.3
30.4

2.4
38.7
68.5
16.8
7.0
24.9

0.6
0.3
0.0
10.7
3.2
5.5
2.1
4.8
8.3
0.5

0.6
1.4
0.0
11.5
3.4
5.3
2.4
5.3
9.0
0.5

0.9
0.8
0.0
10.1
3.2
5.9
2.2
5.5
8.8

1.8
2.4

2.2
1.8

1.9

1.6

1.7
32.5
0.3

29.1
0.3

35.8
1.4

9.2
3.4
2.3
4.7
7.1

2.8
1.7

0.3

0.1
2.4
0.7
4.5
7.4
2.9
4.9
3.8
2.7
6.1
8.4
0.8
11.3
19.4

0.7
4.1
7.7
3.6
4.4
3.5
2.8
6.3
8.7
0.9
19.9
24.8

1.0
0.8
4.1
7.9
4.5
4.3
3.0

3.6
6.9
4.6
4.0
5.3

3.7
7.1
3.9
4.0
4.3

3.5
6.5
3.5
3.5
7.5

7.1
8.9
0.7

6.6
7.7
0.6

7.4
11.2

10.0

20.0

20.5

31.2

29.0

g and recording.

25.9
17.3
8.4
23.0
41.2

33.0
15.2
8.3
24.1
63.5

9.1
8.7
24.6
70.6

7.3
13.1
26.1
73.6

6.4
13.1
26.6
76.4

11.3
11.8
25.2
77.5

1.5

1.1

1.5

1.2

0.6

0.6

0.8
7.6
0.5
2.3
6.0
2.6
6.1
2.3
10.0
3.4
2.9
7.3
37.5
22.0
15.3

0.6
8.9
0.6
2.2
6.9
0.8
5.6
2.5
7.8
4.9
3.8
6.7
36.2
22.8
14.5

0.6
7.7
0.6
2.0
6.4
1.0
6.3
2.9
9.7
3.5
3.0
6.1
34.9
21.5
13.6

2.3
6.4
0.6
1.9
8.7
1.1
7.3
3.2
11.9
2.8
3.7
7.8
35.9
21.4
14.3

1.3
6.3
0.5
2.2
6.6
1.5
7.4
2.4
10.6
2.1
2.5
8.2
35.9
21.2
15.0

1.1
4.7
0.5
1.9
5.6
1.1
7.3
2.4
7.8
1.8
2.5
8.6
31.7
24.9
15.2

16.8
8.6

18.7
7.3

35.8

33.3

6.0
7.4
19.7
33.3

5.1
6.0
14.5
34.6

4.5
5.0
17.7
43.2

6.3
15.0
42.2