A collection of bar charts showing crime overrepresentation by country of origin in Denmark (2008-2024), comparing native Danes to various immigrant groups across multiple crime categories.
Twelve bar charts illustrating crime overrepresentation in Denmark by country of origin for crimes including rape, assault, attempted homicide, blackmail, burglary, forgery, fraud, grievous assault, groping, robbery, shoplifting, and theft. Somalia, Palestine, Syria, and Iraq frequently appear with high multiples relative to the Danish baseline.
Crime Overrepresentation by Country of Origin @jonatanpallesen • Data: Statistics Denmark (STRAFNA4, FOLK1C). Rate relative to Danish-origin, ages 15-79, 2008-2024. Top 5 countries per crime type. Rape, etc Somalia 20x Syria 16x Palestine 12x Afghanistan 11x Iraq 9x Denmark 1x Assault against public servant Somalia 11x Palestine 9x Tunisia 8x Uganda 7x Ethiopia 5x Denmark 1x Attempted homicide Somalia 27x Morocco 20x Palestine 20x Iraq 13x Pakistan 10x Denmark 1x Blackmail Palestine 27x Somalia 14x Ex-Yugoslavia 13x Iraq 12x Afghanistan 9x Denmark 1x Burglary Palestine 10x Somalia 8x Tunisia 8x Morocco 7x Ex-Yugoslavia 5x Denmark 1x Forgery Somalia 13x Syria 10x Uganda 10x Palestine 9x Tanzania 9x Denmark 1x Fraud Somalia 8x Palestine 8x Nigeria 6x Morocco 5x Ex-Yugoslavia 5x Denmark 1x Grievous assault Somalia 17x Palestine 12x Tunisia 12x Algeria 8x Iraq 7x Denmark 1x Groping Syria 12x Myanmar 11x Afghanistan 10x Somalia 9x Iraq 6x Denmark 1x Robbery Somalia 33x Tunisia 21x Palestine 16x Algeria 13x Uganda 12x Denmark 1x Shoplifting Tunisia 9x Ex-Yugoslavia 7x Somalia 7x Uganda 7x Algeria 6x Denmark 1x Theft Palestine 8x Tunisia 7x Somalia 7x Ex-Yugoslavia 5x Morocco 4x Denmark 1x