Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2024, Portugal's police-recorded offences by offence category increased by 2.3% compared to 2023, reaching 76,860.

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 6.4% (from 82,120 in 2019).

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