Clearance rate

In terms of the Police Criminal Statistics of the Federal Office of Criminal Investigation:
The clearance rate (CR) expresses the percentage relationship between cases cleared up and cases that came to police notice during the period under review. A clearance rate exceeding 100 can result if cases dating back to previous years are solved during the period under review. CR = (cases cleared up x 100) / cases that came to police notice.

Selected information about Clearance rate:

Tables:

• Criminal offence, recorded, solved

Data Sources:

• Police Criminal Statistics

Definitions:

• Case that is cleared up

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