As of 2025, Accra, Ghana's capital, registered a crime index of 45.18. This meant that, at the said date, crime in the city was considered as being on a moderate level. Compared to 2015, when the level of crime in the country peaked, the index decreased by approximately eight percent. Overall, at the national level, Ghana achieved a crime index score of 45.35. The index measures the level of crime in a given country or city based on surveys from visitors of the source's website.
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Crime index in Accra in Ghana from 2014 to 2025
Characteristic
Crime index
2025
45.18
2023
44.17
2022
46.08
2021
47.18
2017
45.07
2016
48.28
2015
49.15
2014
46.98
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The source explains that Crime Index is an estimation of the overall level of crime in a given city or a country. It considers crime levels lower than 20 as very low, crime levels between 20 and 40 as being low, crime levels between 40 and 60 as being moderate, crime levels between 60 and 80 as being high, and crime levels higher than 80 as being very high. Data are based on surveys from visitors of the source's website, therefore, not on governmental statistics.
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Numbeo. (January 1, 2025). Crime index in Accra in Ghana from 2014 to 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239898/crime-index-in-accra-ghana/
Numbeo. "Crime index in Accra in Ghana from 2014 to 2025." Chart. January 1, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239898/crime-index-in-accra-ghana/
Numbeo. (2025). Crime index in Accra in Ghana from 2014 to 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239898/crime-index-in-accra-ghana/
Numbeo. "Crime Index in Accra in Ghana from 2014 to 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239898/crime-index-in-accra-ghana/
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