Evolution of cybercrime in the Czech Republic since 2011 According to data from the Police of the Czech Republic (PČR), 19,592 criminal offences were committed in cyberspace in the Czech Republic in 2023, representing a 6 % year-on-year increase 2011 1502 2012 PČR attributes this stabilisation to multiple prevention activities, which have raised awareness of the most common forms of crime committed in cyberspace among potential victims and reduced their engagement in certain risky forms of electronic communication, such as selling second-hand goods on internet marketplaces. 2195 2013 3108 2014 4348 2015 5023 2016 5344 2017 5654 2018 From 2011 to 2021, cybercrime exhibited a gradual upward trend. By 2022, cybercrime accounted for more than 10% of total registered crime, up from 0.5% in 2011 and 5% in 2020 (out of a total 181,991 acts). The upward trend continued in 2023, but the increase has stabilised, returning to gradual year-on-year growth. 6815 2019 8417 2020 8073 2021 9518 2022 18554 2023 19592 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 2022 saw a significant increase, with cybercrime activities nearly doubling year-on-year. Figure 15 : Evolution of criminal offences in cyberspace registered by the Police of the Czech Republic in 2011–2023 PČR attributes the stabilisation to multiple prevention activities, which have raised awareness of the most common forms of crime committed in cyberspace. 27