Most of the crimes committed in Iceland in 2022 were traffic offenses. Nearly 60,000 traffic violations were committed that year. Thefts was the second highest type of committed violations in 2022. On the bottom of the scale were violations of the Alcohol Act, followed by fraud and forgery. In Iceland, the number of committed crimes was around 75,000 in 2022.
Number of reported crimes in Iceland in 2022, by type
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