Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2024, Belgium's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 7.0% compared to 2023, reaching 195,924.

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 13.8% (from 227,402 in 2019).

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