BE · 2017 · crim_off_cat
Police-recorded offences by offence category
Belgium, 2017
Police-recorded offences by offence category
223,563
Belgium, 2017
▼ 3.8% vs 2016 (232,504)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 3.8% compared to 2016, reaching 223,563.
Belgium ranks 6th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 6.0% (from 237,921 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_off_cat, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#6 of 27
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
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Eurostat · crim_off_cat