Crime in Addis Ababa

According to Central Statistical Authority 2015 census, the total unemployment rate in Addis Ababa was 21.2% of which male accounting for 14.4% and females 28.6%.

Scams, petty theft and mugging are the commonplace and there is smaller number of incidents such as sexual harassment of women and robbery.

[7] According to the Ethiopian Federal Police Commission 2016 report, Addis Ababa is the second city in the Oromia Region in terms of frequency of criminal activity annually.

Mobile purse snatching, robbery, theft, mugging are some types of property crime which have been committing throughout Addis Ababa.

[2] In May 2022, the Ethiopian government said 349 people were arrested in Addis Ababa ranging from planning terrorism to inciting violence.