Poland: crime and justice

What is the murder rate in Poland?

Polish police recorded 559 homicides in 2023, up from 499 in 2022, according to the homicide table on the police statistics site. The World Bank puts Poland's intentional homicide rate at 0.80 per 100,000 people in 2023, based on UN Office on Drugs and Crime data.

The police count is of offences ascertained, which is not the same as the number of victims used in the international rate. The police homicide page did not show figures after 2023 when checked on 15 October 2026.

Official sources: Police: Homicide statistics to 2023 (XLSX) · Police: Homicide page · World Bank: Intentional homicides, Poland

How much crime is there in Poland?

Polish police recorded 820,846 offences in 2021, according to the table of all crimes ascertained on the police statistics site, which was the latest year shown there on 15 October 2026.

Recorded crime depends on what victims report and on police activity, so it is not a full measure of how much crime occurs. The police figures count offences, not offenders or victims, and include economic crime as well as violent and property crime. The police statistics site publishes tables by category, and the Ministry of Justice publishes court and conviction statistics.

Official sources: Police: All crimes ascertained to 2021 (XLSX) · Police: Crime statistics · Ministry of Justice

What is the homicide rate in Poland?

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime puts the intentional homicide rate in Poland at 0.8 per 100,000 in 2023. Its high point since 2008 was 2011, at 1.1 per 100,000; its low point was 2019, at 0.7 per 100,000. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 1.0 per 100,000, and Poland placed 24th highest of 35. Of 79 countries with 2023 data, 62nd highest.

What is the female homicide rate in Poland?

The latest figure from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, for 2023, is 0.6 per 100,000. The peak was 0.7 per 100,000 in 2005 and the low 0.4 per 100,000 in 2016. Europe & Central Asia median: 0.7 per 100,000; Poland is 24th highest of 36. Worldwide: 59th of 78.

How many men are murdered in Poland?

According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, the homicide rate for men in Poland was 1.0 per 100,000 in 2023. The peak was 2.2 per 100,000 in 2007 and the low 0.9 per 100,000 in 2019. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 1.3 per 100,000, and Poland placed 24th highest of 36. Of 78 countries with 2023 data, 61st highest.

How many battle deaths has Poland had?

The Uppsala Conflict Data Program puts battle-related deaths in Poland at 2 in 2022. It is 8th highest of 8 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 92. World rank, highest first: 42nd of 43.