Overview
- Recorded general crime fell 5.7% to about 522,000 cases, with the overall tally reported at 551,295 offenses, down 6.1% year over year.
- Partnership violence hit a 10‑year high at roughly 17,400 cases (+2.1%) with 19 deaths, though authorities say only about one in ten incidents is reported.
- Telephone fraud surged 65.6% to around 14,600 cases, generating about €23.1 million in losses despite most attempts failing.
- Cybercrime brought fewer in‑state cases (−9.2% to ~13,600) but record damages of about €18.1 million in the state and €22.9 million tied to roughly 29,200 cross‑border cases with clearance as low as 0.9%.
- Thefts fell 8.3% to 158,189 with a decade‑high 38.1% clearance rate, yet losses still totaled about €220 million, the second‑highest sum of the past decade.