Madrid (EFE).- Crime grew 18.8 percent last year compared to 2021, an increase that reached 33.9 percent in reported violations, according to the latest report published this Friday by the Ministry of Inside.
The 2022 crime balance figures the number of criminal offenses recorded by the security forces at 2,325,358, which places the crime rate in Spain at 48.8 known criminal acts per thousand inhabitants, an index far from 79, 5 in the United Kingdom, 60.7 in Germany, 53.9 in Denmark or 74.8 in Belgium.
For the first time, the crime balance reflects the evolution of cybercrime. Thus, in the past year, 375,506 crimes of this type were registered, 22.9 percent more than in 2021 (when there were still restrictions on mobility due to covid-19) and a 72 percent increase over 2019, the year baseline prior to the pandemic.