Safetlas

How safe is Denmark?

Officially recorded crime for every municipality - 98 in total - with rates per 1,000 residents, on an interactive map you can zoom from the whole country down to street level.

Data period: year ending Q1 2026. Sources: Statistics Denmark (STRAF11) · Dataforsyningen boundaries.

Safest areas in Denmark

  1. Læsø - 13.2 crimes / 1,000 residents
  2. Ærø - 15.0 crimes / 1,000 residents
  3. Rebild - 18.2 crimes / 1,000 residents
  4. Thisted - 18.9 crimes / 1,000 residents
  5. Favrskov - 20.9 crimes / 1,000 residents

Highest recorded crime

  1. København - 90.3 crimes / 1,000 residents
  2. Glostrup - 69.3 crimes / 1,000 residents
  3. Tårnby - 67.9 crimes / 1,000 residents
  4. Frederiksberg - 61.5 crimes / 1,000 residents
  5. Odense - 56.7 crimes / 1,000 residents

Read the numbers honestly. Rates are per 1,000 residents, so city centres and tourist areas look worse than they feel - many visitors, few residents. Recorded crime is not the same as how safe a place feels, and recording practices differ between countries, so compare within Denmark only.

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All 99 municipalities (kommuner), reported offences under the criminal code.