Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2024, Portugal's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 0.8% compared to 2023, reaching 2,492.

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 88.9% (from 1,319 in 2019).

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