Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2024, Portugal's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 2.5% compared to 2023, reaching 15,591.

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 27.3% (from 21,432 in 2019).

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