Property crimes Bahamas by type 2021

Stealing was the most common crime against property in the Bahamas in 2021. Up to 1,127 police reports were filed and classified as stealing in that year, up from 950 cases a year earlier. There were also 415 crime reports related to robbery in 2021 that involved the use of weapons.

Number of property crimes in the Bahamas from 2019 to 2021, by type

Characteristic	2019	2020	2021**
Attempted robbery*	13	11	15
Burglary	113	127	81
Robbery*	95	92	96
Stolen vehicle	283	230	296
Armed robbery*	531	313	415
Shopbreaking	495	546	495
Housebreaking	684	606	522
Stealing from vehicles	-	869	690
Stealing	933	950	1,127

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2022

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Region

Bahamas

Survey time period

2019 to 2021

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Supplementary notes

* Classified by the source as crimes against person. These crimes were included in this statistic based on a general definition of property crime, including all crimes and offences against private property, irrespective of the (lack of) use of force.
** Values for 2021 are preliminary figures.

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