Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2023, Portugal's police-recorded offences by offence category increased by 2.4% compared to 2022, reaching 75,123.

Portugal ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 14.2% (from 87,569 in 2018).

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