1Kortrijk
Kortrijk, Kortrijk, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in Belgium · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 22,011 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 | 5 | 6.2 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 6 | 7.4 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 143 | 177 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 449 | 555.9 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 1 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 12 | 14.9 | 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 | 9 | 11.1 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 1 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 13 | 16.1 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 107 | 132.5 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 33 | 40.9 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 527 | 652.4 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 223 | 276.1 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 387 | 479.1 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 224 | 277.3 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 57 | 70.6 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 827 | 1,023.8 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 603 | 746.5 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 76 | 94.1 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 25 | 30.9 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 82 | 101.5 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 456 | 564.5 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 201 | 248.8 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 507 | 627.7 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 248 | 307 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 255 | 315.7 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 234 | 289.7 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 206 | 255 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 595 | 736.6 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 4 | 5 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 116 | 143.6 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 90 | 111.4 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 61 | 75.5 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 469 | 580.6 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 29 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 11 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 615 |
| Robbery | 120 |
| Theft and burglary | 2,278 |
| Drugs | 786 |
| Damage and public order | 657 |
| Other | 2,785 |
Questions about crime in Kortrijk
- Is Kortrijk safe?
- Kortrijk: Safety 1 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Kortrijk?
- Kortrijk: Weighted crime: 22,011 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Kortrijk?
- Recorded homicides in Kortrijk (2025): 11.
Living
5/10 Living 5 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.1 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 2/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Vil!a iMagina 720 m
- School: Syntra West Campus Kortrijk 1.1 km
- School: Basisschool Kinderland 1.7 km
- School: Don Boscocollege 1.7 km
- School: Vrije Basisschool Bellegem 1.8 km
- Railway station: Kortrijk 3.6 km
- Doctor or clinic: Dokter E. Quintens 1.1 km
- A&E: AZ Groeninge - campus Kennedylaan 1.3 km
- Supermarket: Biomarkt 1.2 km
- Supermarket: AD Delhaize 2.1 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
