Panama: number of robbery and theft cases 2019-2020
In 2020, around 11.5 thousand cases of theft were reported to the Panamanian police. This represents a decrease of more than 20 percent compared to the previous year. Robberies, with almost 5.3 thousand cases, registered an even deeper decrease in the onset year of the COVID-19 pandemic, surpassing a 40 percent drop from 2019.
