The Grand Ducal Police has confirmed that, between October 2020 to January 2021, a total of 400 burglaries were undertaken in inhabited houses (against more than 600 in 2019/20) as well as around 450 attempted burglaries (almost 240 in 2019/20). 

Around half of the incidents and attempts involved burglaries in basements or garages, a phenomenon which is mainly concentrated in and around Luxembourg-ville.

Around 160 burglaries in uninhabited houses were recorded duriing the same period (more than 350 in 2019/20) as well as around 120 attempted burglaries (more than 80 in 2019/20).

Police arrested 34 suspected perpetrators, of which 29 people were identified as part of the investigation work.