How the numbers were computed
For the story Police officers per 100,000 inhabitants in the EU.
Every number in the story is a Eurostat value or is computed from Eurostat values. Each value is named by dataset, Eurostat key and period. Each request is kept as received.
The ranking
Ranks
Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. There are no ties in this ranking.
- 24 values, one per country
crim_just_job:A.OC5412.T.P_HTHAB.<geo>@2024(<geo> is the country code) · request r1
4.1
Highest value ÷ lowest value: 564.9 ÷ 139.37 = 4.0532. Rounding: 1 decimal.
- 564.9: Cyprus, 2024
crim_just_job:A.OC5412.T.P_HTHAB.CY@2024· request r1 - 139.37: Finland, 2024
crim_just_job:A.OC5412.T.P_HTHAB.FI@2024· request r1
24 / 27
EU countries with a value for 2024: 24 of the 27 EU member states.
- 24 values, one per country
crim_just_job:A.OC5412.T.P_HTHAB.<geo>@2024(<geo> is the country code) · request r1
Over time
Changes in %, 2019 to 2024
Per country, (the 2024 value ÷ the 2019 value − 1) × 100. Rounding: each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then divided. The change is rounded half up to 1 decimal.
- 24 values, one per country
crim_just_job:A.OC5412.T.P_HTHAB.<geo>@2024(<geo> is the country code) · request r1 - 24 values, one per country
crim_just_job:A.OC5412.T.P_HTHAB.<geo>@2019(<geo> is the country code) · request r1
Countries where the rate fell
The countries whose difference 2024 − 2019 is below zero, 10 in all.
Countries where the rate rose
The countries whose difference 2024 − 2019 is above zero, 14 in all.
Eurostat values in the text
564.9
Eurostat publishes it as shown.
- 564.9: Cyprus, 2024
crim_just_job:A.OC5412.T.P_HTHAB.CY@2024· request r1
139.4
Eurostat publishes 139.37. The text shows it rounded to one decimal.
- 139.37: Finland, 2024
crim_just_job:A.OC5412.T.P_HTHAB.FI@2024· request r1
Requests
- r1: Eurostat API query · retrieved 13 November 2026 · data updated 29 April 2026 · fingerprint:
9bfd15df83176f4bd0ab068d8c18f5229661a4598ac89b4b111c074ed01b2b4f
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