In general, the trend of growing cybercriminal activity continued throughout the last year. In 2022, according to the Police of the Czech Republic, a total of 18,554 offences falling under the category of cybercrime and other crimes committed in cyberspace were registered, which represents a very significant year-on-year increase of 95%. This confirms the assumption that cybercrime is a continuously growing threat, and its further growth is likely (55-70%) in the following years (see Graph 16).4 18 554 1 502 2 195 3 108 2011 2012 2013 4 348 2014 5 023 5 344 2015 2016 5 654 2017 6 815 2018 8 417 8 073 9 518 2019 2020 2021 2022 Graph 16: Investigated Cybercrime Cases in the Czech Republic between 2011 and 2022 Police of the Czech Republic. 2022. Development of registered crimes in 2022. https://www.policie.cz/clanek/vyvojregistrovane-kriminality-v-roce-2022.aspx 4 21