Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2023, Belgium's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 0.8% compared to 2022, reaching 9,727.

Belgium ranks 8th out of 23 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 78.1% (from 5,461 in 2018).

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