Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2021, Belgium's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 6.0% compared to 2020, reaching 8,862.

Belgium ranks 6th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 142.1% (from 3,660 in 2016).

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