Rape statistics
By country
This table indicates the number of, and per capita cases of recorded rape by country. It does not, and of course cannot, include cases of rape which go unreported or unrecorded.

Rape statistics

Section Title: By country
Table Section Text: This table indicates the number of, and per capita cases of recorded rape by country. It does not, and of course cannot, include cases of rape which go unreported or unrecorded.

Total count	Rate per 100,000 population

Country/territory	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010

Kenya	1440	1365	1291	876	735	847	4.1	3.8	3.5	2.3	1.9	2.1

Mauritius	53	40	38	64	77	69	57	51	4.3	3.2	3.0	5.1	6.0	5.4	4.4	3.9

Mozambique	102	64	46	41	47	44	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2

Uganda	0	549	732	750	599	1536	619	709	2.0	2.0	2.6	2.6	2.0	4.9	1.9	2.1

Zimbabwe	3858	4997	4790	4967	4762	3186	30.6	39.7	38.1	39.6	38.2	25.6

Cameroon	451	555	592	580	447	2.7	3.2	3.4	3.2	2.4

Algeria	723	630	376	495	836	812	2.3	1.9	1.1	1.5	2.5	2.4

Morocco	618	453	475	1063	1215	1130	1507	2.1	1.5	1.6	3.5	3.9	3.6	4.8

Sudan	1189	2.9

Botswana	1754	1865	88.5	92.9

Lesotho	1797	1878	1777	85.3	88.3	82.7

Swaziland	785	849	72.1	77.5

Guinea	92	1.0

Senegal	301	159	167	416	710	693	2.8	1.4	1.5	3.5	5.9	5.6

Sierra Leone	135	79	2.5	1.4

Bahamas	87	72	135	118	109	78	27.2	22.2	41.1	35.4	32.2	22.7

Barbados	68	24.9

Grenada	23	22	30	31	57	32	22.4	21.4	29.0	29.9	54.8	30.6

Jamaica	695	668	25.5	24.4

Saint Kitts and Nevis	16	15	30.9	28.6

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	66	87	50	60	36	54	28	60.8	80.0	45.9	55.0	33.0	49.4	25.6

Trinidad and Tobago	305	334	259	317	236	247	23.3	25.4	19.6	23.9	17.7	18.5

Belize	48	44	30	21	17.1	15.3	9.8	6.7

Costa Rica	576	600	543	485	1685	13.8	14.2	12.6	11.1	36.7

El Salvador	1185	1140	756	681	19.6	18.8	12.3	11.0

Guatemala	363	314	289	318	385	401	2.9	2.5	2.2	2.4	2.8	2.9

Mexico	13650	13550	13894	14199	14078	14850	14993	13.0	12.7	12.9	13.0	12.7	13.3	13.2

Nicaragua	1322	1524	1829	24.4	27.7	31.6

Panama *	629	771	792	855	713	809	996*	19.8	23.8	24.0	25.5	20.9	23.4	28.3*

Argentina	3154	3264	3276	3367	8.2	8.4	8.3	8.5

Bolivia	1137	1137	1437	1596	1989	2587	12.4	12.2	15.2	16.6	20.4	26.1

Chile	1658	1845	1974	2034	1980	2233	10.4	11.4	12.1	12.4	11.9	13.3

Colombia	1188	2627	3347	3379	3380	3540	3149	2.8	6.1	7.7	7.6	7.5	7.8	6.8

Ecuador	1488	1246	1499	1484	22.9	9.4	11.2	10.9

Guyana	62	117	8.2	15.5

Paraguay	387	359	6.6	6.0

Peru	5991	5721	6268	6569	7208	7560	6751	22.3	21.0	22.7	23.6	25.6	26.6	23.5

Suriname	186	223	38.2	45.2

Uruguay	297	327	8.9	9.8

Bermuda	36	43	56.6	67.3

Canada	531	587	565	570	528	490	471	576	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.7

United States of America	93883	95089	94347	94472	92999	90750	89241	84767	32.2	32.3	31.8	31.5	30.6	29.8	29.0	27.3

Kazakhstan	1583	1584	1514	1298	10.4	10.3	9.8	8.3

Kyrgyzstan	296	278	298	271	300	303	303	314	5.9	5.5	5.9	5.3	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.9

Tajikistan	53	54	56	47	55	36	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.5

Turkmenistan	37	36	27	27	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.6

Hong Kong	70	92	99	96	107	105	136	112	1.0	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.6	1.5	1.9	1.6

Japan	2472	2176	2076	1948	1766	1582	1402	1289	2.0	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.1	1.0

Mongolia	386	378	320	314	355	354	332	342	15.5	15.0	12.6	12.2	13.5	13.3	12.2	12.4

Republic of Korea	5899	6321	12.7	13.5	13.6

Brunei Darussalam	24	26	24	28	6.9	7.3	6.6	7.6

Philippines	3084	2918	2962	2584	2409	2585	5813	3.7	3.5	3.5	3.0	2.7	2.9	6.3

Singapore	110	103	124	118	2.7	2.5	2.9	2.7

Thailand	5071	5308	5152	4641	4676	4636	7.6	7.9	7.6	6.8	6.8	6.7

Bangladesh	1121	1162	7.8	7.82

India	18233	18359	19348	20737	21467	21397	22172	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8

Maldives	2	1	5	9	0.7	0.3	1.6	2.9

Nepal	191	210	0.7	0.8

Sri Lanka	1378	1432	7.1	7.3

Armenia	3	9	15	7	5	15	15	11	0.1	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.5	0.4

Azerbaijan	49	25	44	35	34	25	35	16	0.6	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.2

Bahrain	19	27	25	17	21	36	2.9	4.0	3.4	2.1	2.3	3.4

Cyprus	32	41	39	29	19	34	27	3.2	4.0	3.8	2.8	1.8	3.2	2.5

Georgia	52	62	141	167	156	100	84	82	1.1	1.4	3.1	3.8	3.5	2.3	1.9	1.9

Israel	1319	1223	1291	1270	1243	20.4	18.5	19.1	18.4	17.5

Jordan	78	110	1.5	2.0

Kuwait	98	108	125	137	120	119	4.5	4.8	5.3	5.6	4.7	4.5

Lebanon	39	19	1.0	0.5

Palestinian Territory	85	98	105	2.5	2.8	3.0

Oman	132	183	5.2	6.9

Qatar	11	13	1.7	1.8

Syrian Arab Republic	131	97	135	112	125	156	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.8

Turkey	1604	1638	1694	1783	1148	1071	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.6	1.6	1.5

United Arab Emirates	44	52	62	72	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.5

Yemen	95	95	125	158	176	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.8

Belarus	432	386	483	353	336	240	218	4.4	3.9	4.9	3.6	3.5	2.5	2.3

Bulgaria	611	529	403	310	225	262	246	211	7.8	6.8	5.2	4.0	2.9	3.5	3.3	2.8

Czech Republic	646	687	596	530	637	529	480	6.3	6.7	5.8	5.2	6.2	5.1	4.6

Hungary	535	267	264	206	215	214	228	246	5.3	2.6	2.6	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.5

Poland	2322	2176	1987	2001	1827	1611	1530	1567	6.1	5.7	5.2	5.2	4.8	4.2	4.0	4.1

Republic of Moldova	272	297	280	268	281	306	264	368	7.0	7.8	7.4	7.2	7.7	8.4	7.3	10.3

Romania	983	953	1013	1116	1047	1016	1007	4.5	4.4	4.7	5.1	4.8	4.7	4.7

Russian Federation	8185	8848	9222	8871	7038	6208	5398	4907	5.6	6.1	6.4	6.2	4.9	4.3	3.8	3.4

Slovakia	233	224	200	174	182	152	142	4.3	4.1	3.7	3.2	3.4	2.8	2.6

Ukraine	1048	964	924	993	878	880	758	635	2.2	2.0	2.0	2.1	1.9	1.9	1.7	1.4

Denmark	472	562	475	527	492	396	400	8.8	10.4	8.8	9.7	9.0	7.2	6.4

Estonia	107	121	179	153	122	160	124	81	7.9	9.0	13.3	11.4	9.1	11.9	9.2	6.0

Finland	573	595	593	613	739	915	660	818	11.0	11.4	11.3	11.6	14.0	17.2	12.4	15.2

Iceland	69	51	75	72	87	68	78	23.8	17.4	25.3	23.9	28.5	21.9	24.7

Ireland	370	409	451	371	357	348	377	479	9.2	10.0	10.8	8.8	8.3	8.0	8.5	10.7

Latvia	123	319	251	129	93	100	69	78	5.3	13.8	10.9	5.6	4.1	4.4	3.1	3.5

Lithuania	278	260	265	253	200	164	149	208	8.1	7.6	7.8	7.4	5.9	4.9	4.5	6.3

Norway	706	739	798	840	945	944	998	938	15.5	16.1	17.3	18.0	20.0	19.8	20.6	19.2

Sweden	2235	2261	3787	4208	4749	5446	5937	5960	25.0	25.2	41.9	46.3	51.8	59.0	63.8	63.5

United Kingdom (Scotland)	794	900	975	922	908	821	884	15.7	17.7	19.1	18.0	17.7	15.9	17.0

Albania	49	40	41	39	34	24	1.6	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.1	0.7

Andorra	2	2	0	1	2.5	2.4	0.0	1.2

Bosnia and Herzegovina	39	40	44	35	29	46	1.0	1.1	1.2	0.9	0.8	1.2

Croatia	213	165	142	187	162	188	129	141	4.8	3.7	3.2	4.2	3.7	4.3	2.9	3.2

Greece	231	240	177	182	185	232	213	215	2.1	2.2	1.6	1.6	1.6	2.1	1.9	1.9

Italy	2744	3734	4020	4513	4.7	6.4	6.9	7.6

Malta *	11	13	7	17	10	19	12	11*	2.7	3.2	1.7	4.1	2.4	4.6	2.9	2.6*

Montenegro	8	11	1.3	1.8

Portugal	392	338	365	341	305	314	377	424	3.7	3.2	3.5	3.2	2.9	3.0	3.5	4.0

Serbia	89	115	105	123	111	72	0.9	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.1	0.7

Slovenia	70	87	58	55	97	57	79	63	3.5	4.4	2.9	2.7	4.8	2.8	3.9	3.1

Spain	2140	2102	2530	2437	2051	1578	4.9	4.8	5.7	5.4	4.5	3.4

Republic of Macedonia	93	103	4.6	5.0

Austria	687	678	700	710	693	779	875	8.4	8.2	8.5	8.5	8.3	9.3	10.4

Belgium	2850	2944	3029	3194	3232	3126	2953	2991	27.7	28.4	29.1	30.5	30.7	29.5	27.7	27.9

France	10408	10506	9993	9784	10132	10277	10108	17.3	17.3	16.4	15.9	16.4	16.5	16.2

Germany	8766	8831	8133	8118	7511	7292	7314	7724	10.6	10.7	9.9	9.8	9.1	8.8	8.9	9.4

Liechtenstein	0	1	4	2	1	3	0	0	0.0	2.9	11.5	5.7	2.8	8.4	0.0	0.0

Luxembourg	40	44	57	8.6	9.2	11.7

Monaco	1	3	2	2.8	8.5	5.7

Netherlands	1700	1800	2485	2385	2095	1920	1850	1530	10.5	11.1	15.2	14.6	12.7	11.6	11.2	9.2

Switzerland *	547	573	646	639	648	612	666	543*	7.5	7.8	8.7	8.6	8.6	8.1	8.7	7.1*

Australia	6382	6343	6378	29.7	29.0	28.6

New Zealand	994	1183	1143	1130	1128	1129	24.0	28.3	27.0	26.4	26.1	25.8

South Africa	46647	48259	94	95.9

Solomon Islands	170	65	79	61	56	37.2	13.8	16.4	12.3	11.00

Sentence(s)

In 2006, the number of rapes recorded was 15.3 per 100,000 people.

final_sentence: In 2006, the number of rapes recorded was 15.3 per 100,000 people.