Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2023, Bulgaria's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 7.4% compared to 2022, reaching 26,153.

Bulgaria ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 29.2% (from 36,922 in 2018).

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