Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2024, Portugal's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 2.7% compared to 2023, reaching 72.

Portugal ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.4% (from 73 in 2019).

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