Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2023, Belgium's police-recorded offences by offence category increased by 5.3% compared to 2022, reaching 210,675.

Belgium ranks 7th 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 5.1% (from 222,049 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset crim_off_cat, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.