Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2024, Belgium's police-recorded offences by offence category increased by 1.7% compared to 2023, reaching 9,891.

Belgium ranks 9th 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 50.9% (from 6,553 in 2019).

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