Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2022, Belgium's police-recorded offences by offence category increased by 19.0% compared to 2021, reaching 188.

Belgium ranks 6th 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 5.1% (from 198 in 2017).

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