
The annual academic report CrimeMalta Observatory has confirmed in its 2024 publication that Malta remains a safe and stable country, with a crime rate of 30 offences per 1,000 residents.
This reflects a decrease compared to 2023 and a significant drop from the 46 cases per 1,000 people reported in 2004.
To go along the positive general stats, in 2024 Malta experienced the lowest ever rate of armed robberies since data about crime was started to be recorded.
Last year there was only 21 reported cases of armed robberies as well as 513 cases of residential burglaries, which was the second lowest ever rate registered.
There was however an increase in pickpocketing and theft in entertainment areas, with an alarming 650 cases being reported in 2024.
2024 also saw the lowest ever number of vehicle thefts as well as the second-lowest rate of theft from both occupied and unoccupied properties.
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