Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2021, Belgium's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 3.5% compared to 2020, reaching 46,005.

Belgium ranks 6th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 41.7% (from 78,953 in 2016).

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