Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2023, Bulgaria's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 23.1% compared to 2022, reaching 3,337.

Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 56.5% (from 7,664 in 2018).

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