Number of crimes in Nigeria 2017, by state

In 2017, the largest number of crimes in Nigeria were recorded in Lagos State. In the said year, Lagos registered about 50 thousand crimes, by far the highest figure in the country. Abia followed with 12 thousand cases. In Lagos State, Nigeria's largest city is located, the homonym Lagos. The city is also the largest in whole Sub-Saharan Africa.

2017年，尼日利亚犯罪案件数量之最均记录于拉各斯州。当年，拉各斯州登记的犯罪案件约为五万起，远超国内其他地区，位居全国之首。阿比亚州紧随其后，犯罪案件数量为一万两千起。拉各斯州不仅是尼日利亚最大的城市，也是整个撒哈拉以南非洲最大的城市，该城市名亦与尼日利亚的拉各斯同名。