Police-recorded robberies per 100,000 inhabitants in Belgium

Police-recorded robberies per 100,000 inhabitants in Belgium was 116.3 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 6.1 pts from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

2024, per 100,000 people116.3
Change on 2023-6.1 pts
Rank2nd of 26EU countries ranked
Series high248.52011
Series low100.72021

Police-recorded robberies per 100,000 inhabitants in Belgium, 2008 to 2024

1001502002502008201120142017202020242008: 214.5 per 100,000 people2009: 219.3 per 100,000 people2010: 220.1 per 100,000 people2011: 248.5 per 100,000 people2012: 230.8 per 100,000 people2013: 205 per 100,000 people2014: 196.1 per 100,000 people2015: 180.5 per 100,000 people2016: 165.1 per 100,000 people2017: 155.4 per 100,000 people2018: 144.6 per 100,000 people2019: 142.3 per 100,000 people2020: 103.5 per 100,000 people2021: 100.7 per 100,000 people2022: 115.6 per 100,000 people2023: 122.4 per 100,000 people2024: 116.3 per 100,000 people
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Police-recorded offences, robbery, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-04-29.
All 17 values
Periodper 100,000 people
2024116.3
2023122.4
2022115.6
2021100.7
2020103.5
2019142.3
2018144.6
2017155.4
2016165.1
2015180.5
2014196.1
2013205
2012230.8
2011248.5
2010220.1
2009219.3
2008214.5

Rankings

Definition

Robbery offences recorded by the police during the year per 100,000 inhabitants: taking property from a person by force or threat of force (ICCS 0401). Eurostat crime statistics.

Not comparable across countries: criminal law, police recording rules and how often victims report differ between countries. Use it to follow one country over time.

How to cite

Eurostat. Police-recorded offences, robbery, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/crim_off_cat/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

What is the latest police-recorded robberies per 100,000 inhabitants in Belgium? Cite the source.
get_value {"indicator":"police_recorded_robbery_rate","place":"be"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=police_recorded_robbery_rate&place=be

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

What is the police-recorded robberies per 100,000 inhabitants in Belgium?

Police-recorded robberies per 100,000 inhabitants in Belgium was 116.3 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 6.1 pts from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Police-recorded offences, robbery, per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_off_cat). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest police-recorded robberies per 100,000 inhabitants in Belgium?

248.5 per 100,000 people in 2011, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

Police-recorded robberies per 100,000 inhabitants elsewhere in European Union (27)

Related statistics for Belgium

All statistics for Belgium