Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2016, Belgium's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 24.2% compared to 2015, reaching 175.

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 18.2% (from 214 in 2011).

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