Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2021, Belgium's police-recorded offences by offence category increased by 6.0% compared to 2020, reaching 158.

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 9.7% (from 175 in 2016).

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