Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2023, Belgium's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 3.1% compared to 2022, reaching 50,513.

Belgium ranks 7th 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 29.0% (from 71,176 in 2018).

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