Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2023, Portugal's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 5.6% compared to 2022, reaching 15,994.

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 29.9% (from 22,832 in 2018).

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