2Genk
Genk, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in Belgium · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 18,038 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by Federal Police (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Murder | 3 | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 4 | 5.9 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 165 | 242.4 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 310 | 455.5 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 1 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 13 | 19.1 | 30.8 |
| All offences against physical integrity less the lines above; also female genital mutilation and breaches of international humanitarian law. | |||
| Unintentional injury or death | 19 | 27.9 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 2 | 2.9 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 40 | 58.8 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 18 | 26.4 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 84 | 123.4 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 57 | 83.8 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 105 | 154.3 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 112 | 164.6 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 23 | 33.8 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 352 | 517.2 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 468 | 687.6 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 40 | 58.8 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 24 | 35.3 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 58 | 85.2 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 490 | 720 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 203 | 298.3 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 566 | 831.6 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 321 | 471.7 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 118 | 173.4 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 278 | 408.5 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 231 | 339.4 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 351 | 515.7 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 20 | 29.4 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 73 | 107.3 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 72 | 105.8 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 237 | 348.2 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 518 | 761.1 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 7 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 508 |
| Robbery | 42 |
| Theft and burglary | 751 |
| Drugs | 590 |
| Damage and public order | 693 |
| Other | 2,785 |
Living
6/10 Living 6 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Basisschool Mater Dei 860 m
- School: GO! Basisschool Europaschool 890 m
- School: Freinetschool on the MOVE 1.0 km
- School: Broederschool Genk 1.1 km
- School: School De Schom 1.2 km
- Railway station: Genk 1.3 km
- Doctor or clinic: MediHuis 1.1 km
- A&E: Jessa Ziekenhuis, campus Virga Jesse 11.1 km
- Supermarket: ALDI 980 m
- Supermarket: Lidl 990 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
