Socio-economic interests of various stakeholders - owners, local communities, researchers, visitors, businesses, heritage institutions, etc., and society as a whole and future generations suffer from damage to cultural heritage sites. Probably the most vulnerable sites are archaeological ones. Damaging archaeological sites and illegally acquiring antiquities therefrom is a more frequent offence in Latvia. The Latvian State is usually recognized as the only victim in these offences, but the question arises whether there are interests of other archaeological heritage stakeholders that should be identified and taken into account. National approaches regarding the identification of related socio-economic interests differ, however international community recognizes that offences against cultural heritage can impact different types of victims both directly and indirectly. Moreover, the socio-economic impact of such offences may have a transnational character, leading to a global impact that is identifiable, e.g., in criminal proceedings (e.g., International Criminal Court, Policy on Cultural Heritage). The presentation, analyzing the Latvian situation and making international comparisons, uses the integration of socioeconomic and legal approaches to the impact of heritage offences, providing theoretical and practical insights into: -identifying the stakeholders whose socio-economic interests are significantly affected, -introducing socio-economic indicators to connect personal benefits with the opportunities provided by the heritage sites, -determining the type and nature of damage caused, -connecting stakeholders with suffered interests and possible reparations, -identifying opportunities to protect suffered parties’ socio-economic interests and identifying possible regulatory improvements.