Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2024, Bulgaria's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 11.0% compared to 2023, reaching 2,970.

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 52.3% (from 6,226 in 2019).

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