The number of reported cases of rape in Norway was usually between 2,300 and 2,700 between 2016 and 2023. In 2023, nearly 2,400 cases of rape were reported in the country. That year, over 400 cases of sexual abuse involved children under the age of 16 years.
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Number of reported rape cases in Norway from 2016 to 2023
Characteristic
Number of reported rape cases
2023
2,392
2022
2,324
2021
2,581
2020
2,313
2019
2,290
2018
2,665
2017
2,410
2016
2,331
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Politi- og lensmannsetaten. (March 15, 2024). Number of reported rape cases in Norway from 2016 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180097/number-of-reported-rape-cases-in-norway/
Politi- og lensmannsetaten. "Number of reported rape cases in Norway from 2016 to 2023." Chart. March 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180097/number-of-reported-rape-cases-in-norway/
Politi- og lensmannsetaten. (2024). Number of reported rape cases in Norway from 2016 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180097/number-of-reported-rape-cases-in-norway/
Politi- og lensmannsetaten. "Number of Reported Rape Cases in Norway from 2016 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180097/number-of-reported-rape-cases-in-norway/
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