Car theft decreases in all EU countries except Sweden
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There were around 447 700 police-recorded car thefts in the EU in 2020, a decrease of 11% compared to the previous year.
Since 2008, there has been an overall downward trend in car theft in the EU. In 2020, 18 out of 24 responding countries recorded a decrease compared to the previous year.
For police-recorded car thefts per 100 000 inhabitants, the 2020 figures were highest in Sweden (207), Italy (169), the Netherlands (155) and Greece (144), all decreasing from 2019 except for Sweden. The lowest figures in the EU were observed in Romania (8.7), Estonia (8.1) and Denmark (4.5).
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