Total crime includes offences against the penal code or criminal code. Less serious crimes (misdemeanours) are generally excluded.
Further information
- Crime and criminal justice (ESMS metadata file — crim_esms), see annex 1: "Statistics on crime and the criminal justice system: Offence definitions and explanatory notes for countries unable to meet the standard definition3.
Related concepts
- Domestic burglary
- Drug trafficking
- Homicide
- Police officer
- Prison population
- Robbery
- Theft of motor vehicles
- Violent crime