Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2023, Belgium's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 12.2% compared to 2022, reaching 165.

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 14.1% (from 192 in 2018).

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