Luxembourg recorded just 0.3 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024, the lowest rate in the European Union, Eurostat figures show. With a population of about 672,000, that works out to two homicide victims over the year. Yet residents’ views of everyday safety are more mixed, the data suggest. In 2024, 7.4% of people in Luxembourg said they experienced or witnessed crime or violence, as well as property incidents, in their neighbourhoods. That placed Luxembourg in the middle of the EU ranking, despite its top-level homicide performance. Eurostat also points to a different picture in theft. Luxembourg recorded more thefts per 100,000 people than its three neighbouring countries, although the data do not clarify how often those thefts involved violence. The trend in reported neighbourhood crime over the past decade is moving in the right direction. The share of residents reporting criminal or violent acts fell from 16.8% in 2014 to 7.4% in 2024. Cross-country comparisons also show that higher homicide rates do not automatically translate into higher reported neighbourhood crime. In Lithuania, the homicide rate was 2.5 per 100,000 in 2024, and fewer than 5% of residents reported experiencing crime in their neighbourhoods. Within Luxembourg, geography matters for perceptions. Around 3% of people in rural areas reported crime, violence or vandalism, and just over 5% in small towns or suburbs reported the same. But the figure rose to about 20% for those living in cities. Income did not appear to affect perceptions of local crime and violence in Luxembourg.