Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2024, Belgium's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 4.8% compared to 2023, reaching 48,107.

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 27.2% (from 66,045 in 2019).

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