Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2023, Portugal's police-recorded offences by offence category increased by 148.2% compared to 2022, reaching 2,512.

Portugal ranks 11th out of 23 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 171.9% (from 924 in 2018).

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