Based on a comparison of 66 countries in 2012, USA ranked the highest in number of thefts recorded by the police with 6,150,598 followed by Germany and United Kingdom. On the other end of the scale was Montenegro with 857, Tajikistan with 3,669 and Armenia with 4,019.
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Country | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
Albania | ... | ... | 2,919 | 2,980 | 3,198 | 3,073 | 3,978 | ||||
Algeria | ... | ... | ... | 55,087 | 48,721 | 52,103 | 52,914 | 51,065 | |||
Argentina | ... | ... | 292,041 | 264,797 | 284,205 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Armenia | 3,090 | 2,712 | 3,216 | 3,961 | 3,664 | ||||||
Australia | 518,734 | 491,935 | 497,053 | 478,807 | 465,547 | ||||||
Austria | ... | 180,143 | 174,366 | 164,959 | 161,394 | 150,728 | |||||
Azerbaijan | 2,139 | 1,903 | 3,347 | 3,526 | 3,711 | ... | |||||
Belarus | 104,161 | 103,082 | 87,387 | 82,340 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Belgium | 219,931 | 217,051 | 222,336 | 227,645 | 235,436 | ||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | ... | ... | 18,339 | 7,071 | 6,455 | 5,002 | 11,362 | ||||
Brazil | ... | ... | ... | 2,058,942 | 2,021,060 | 1,866,732 | 1,791,139 | 1,382,710 | |||
Bulgaria | 44,201 | 42,100 | 37,933 | 39,808 | 50,479 | ||||||
Canada | 634,912 | 597,504 | 569,714 | 574,950 | 543,157 | ||||||
Chile | ... | ... | 153,713 | 167,893 | 175,648 | 191,103 | 186,982 | ||||
Colombia | ... | 91,493 | 84,131 | 74,151 | 94,276 | 92,257 | |||||
Croatia | 29,629 | 28,701 | 28,754 | 27,180 | 30,104 | ||||||
Czech Republic | 151,136 | 154,207 | 147,292 | 138,369 | 126,311 | ||||||
Denmark | 165,953 | 176,796 | 190,042 | 187,179 | 191,108 | ||||||
Egypt | 47,441 | 50,138 | 55,420 | 40,811 | 77,157 | ... | |||||
Estonia | 26,615 | 21,685 | 22,471 | 23,901 | 25,253 | ||||||
Finland | 119,116 | 118,569 | 120,214 | 124,421 | 121,746 | ||||||
France | 822,856 | 771,021 | 751,099 | 753,523 | 764,864 | ||||||
Georgia | ... | 27,657 | 18,586 | 14,814 | 11,473 | 11,371 | ... | ... | |||
Germany | 2,124,100 | 2,074,326 | 1,973,560 | 1,881,343 | 1,833,293 | ||||||
Greece | 69,619 | 80,988 | 91,350 | 99,369 | 118,518 | ||||||
Hungary | 122,677 | 124,522 | 119,143 | 117,232 | 134,196 | ||||||
Iceland | 3,457 | 3,093 | 4,332 | 5,114 | 4,920 | ||||||
India | ... | 274,354 | 285,043 | 316,761 | 324,195 | 330,312 | ... | ... | |||
Indonesia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23,518 | 25,356 | 24,456 | |||
Iran | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Ireland | 60,839 | 61,659 | 62,554 | 63,902 | 65,418 | ||||||
Israel | ... | 114,980 | 101,189 | 89,985 | ... | 72,341 | ... | ||||
Italy | 1,141,941 | 1,169,349 | 993,144 | 938,916 | 944,025 | ||||||
Japan | ... | 811,250 | 744,066 | 716,462 | 653,399 | 612,115 | |||||
Kazakhstan | ... | ... | 59,338 | 51,497 | 52,671 | 48,961 | 59,939 | ||||
Kenya | ... | 10,255 | 10,404 | 11,012 | 11,972 | 11,986 | |||||
Kyrgyzstan | 10,967 | 11,185 | 10,963 | 10,936 | 9,886 | ||||||
Latvia | 23,364 | 19,639 | 23,639 | 27,067 | 25,659 | ... | |||||
Lithuania | 24,954 | 23,107 | 27,057 | 28,412 | 24,940 | ||||||
Luxembourg | ... | ... | ... | 6,533 | 6,366 | 6,677 | 6,972 | 7,245 | ... | ||
Macedonia | ... | ... | ... | 4,669 | 5,530 | 6,046 | 5,137 | 4,896 | |||
Malaysia | ... | ... | 37,128 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Malta | 8,657 | 8,982 | 8,127 | 6,843 | 7,769 | ||||||
Mexico | ... | 85,775 | 99,536 | 105,398 | 132,345 | 132,068 | |||||
Moldova | 9,419 | 9,724 | 9,642 | 9,136 | 13,646 | ||||||
Mongolia | 6,657 | 7,927 | 6,609 | 6,376 | 5,777 | ... | |||||
Montenegro | 1,201 | 1,065 | 772 | 605 | 530 | ||||||
Morocco | 73,572 | 79,175 | 79,947 | 78,397 | ... | ... | |||||
Netherlands | 1,420,380 | 684,870 | 682,495 | 681,465 | 662,015 | ||||||
New Zealand | ... | ... | 128,500 | 122,743 | 119,587 | 123,151 | 116,941 | ||||
Nigeria | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21,082 | 23,927 | 39,981 | 20,479 | ... | ||
Norway | 133,505 | 130,216 | 126,182 | 133,420 | 126,685 | ||||||
Peru | 49,423 | 45,228 | 47,310 | 49,477 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Philippines | 9,985 | 8,281 | 8,273 | 101,442 | 72,743 | ||||||
Poland | 250,180 | 219,820 | 196,745 | 190,923 | 203,916 | ||||||
Portugal | 87,915 | 88,474 | 101,682 | 98,660 | 95,064 | ||||||
Romania | 41,624 | 44,370 | 39,519 | 46,431 | 48,828 | ||||||
Russia | 1,676,983 | 1,566,970 | 1,326,342 | 1,188,574 | 1,108,369 | ... | |||||
Serbia | ... | ... | 16,588 | 16,947 | 15,780 | 14,538 | 15,912 | ||||
Singapore | 19,073 | 18,068 | 18,360 | 18,998 | 18,274 | ||||||
Slovakia | 32,711 | 32,383 | 29,608 | 27,770 | 24,464 | ||||||
Slovenia | 32,719 | 29,356 | 28,183 | 27,980 | 28,911 | ||||||
South Korea | 192,555 | 212,342 | 223,207 | 256,418 | 269,410 | ||||||
Spain | ... | ... | 818,077 | 137,861 | 145,329 | 139,750 | 144,618 | ||||
Sweden | 415,427 | 408,774 | 391,729 | 385,519 | 367,965 | ||||||
Switzerland | 131,990 | 120,775 | 120,817 | 125,068 | 119,590 | ||||||
Tajikistan | ... | 3,156 | 3,734 | 3,233 | 3,465 | 3,559 | ... | ||||
Thailand | ... | ... | 63,649 | 62,000 | 57,452 | 50,412 | 61,663 | ... | ... | ||
Turkey | 171,772 | 139,710 | 120,731 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Turkmenistan | ... | ... | 1,431 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Ukraine | 132,159 | 114,665 | 110,954 | 175,876 | 254,755 | ... | ... | ||||
United Kingdom | 1,899,991 | 1,745,893 | 1,666,031 | 1,546,760 | 1,553,606 | ||||||
USA | 6,626,363 | 6,591,542 | 6,586,206 | 6,338,095 | 6,204,601 |