The number of crimes recorded by the police in each area, broken down into crimes against persons, against property and the other statutory categories, as well as a total. Annual, from 2021, published by the Directorate-General for Justice Policy through Statistics Portugal. It is a count of recorded offences and a rough neighbourhood-safety signal, not a crime rate per inhabitant.
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323560crimes (No.)
2025
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Registered crimes (No.) for police forces by NUTS-2024 geography and category of crime: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal · retrieved 2026-07-16T10:37:36.050898+00:00 · CC BY 4.0
| Period | Registered crimes (No.) for police forces by NUTS-2024 geography and category of crime (crimes (No.)) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 271108 |
| 2022 | 307120 |
| 2023 | 327329 |
| 2024 | 313123 |
| 2025 | 323560 |
| Registered crimes (No.) for police forces by NUTS-2024 geography and category of crime | Latest 2025: 323,560 · Min 271,108 · Max 327,329 · Range 56,221 · CAGR +4.5%/yr |
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Registered crimes (No.) for police forces by NUTS-2024 geography and category of crime was 323560 crimes (No.) in 2025, according to Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal (retrieved 2026-07-16). See https://estatesportugal.com/data/series/registered-crimes.
Registered crimes (No.) for police forces by NUTS-2024 geography and category of crime is an open dataset covering 2021-01-01–2025-01-01, published by Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal (retrieved 2026-07-16). See https://estatesportugal.com/data/series/registered-crimes.
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<p>Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal. Registered crimes (No.) for police forces by NUTS-2024 geography and category of crime. Coverage 2021-01-01–2025-01-01. Retrieved 2026-07-16 from https://www.ine.pt/ine/json_indicador/pindica.jsp?op=2&varcd=0012261&Dim1=S7A2021&lang=EN. Licence: CC BY 4.0.</p>
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