Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2021, Portugal's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 14.3% compared to 2020, reaching 16,406.

Portugal ranks 12th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 37.4% (from 26,193 in 2016).

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