9Linter
Linter, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 9 out of 10 Very low crime
9/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 7,425 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 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 19 | 258.4 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 11 | 149.6 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 2 | 27.2 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 0 | 0 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 13.6 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 3 | 40.8 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 0 | 0 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 8 | 108.8 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 1 | 13.6 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 10 | 136 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 3 | 40.8 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 0 | 0 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 2 | 27.2 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 1 | 13.6 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 16 | 217.6 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 3 | 40.8 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 34 | 462.3 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 14 | 190.4 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 0 | 0 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 12 | 163.2 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 12 | 163.2 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 27 | 367.1 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 5 | 68 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 9 | 122.4 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 9 | 122.4 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 31 | 421.5 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 30 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft and burglary | 23 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Damage and public order | 19 |
| Other | 153 |
Living
1/10 Living 1 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 3.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 1/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- Bus stop: Melkwezer Walsbergen 180 m
- Bus stop: Melkwezer Walsbergen 230 m
- Doctor or clinic: Huisartsenpraktijk Drieslinter 2.9 km
- A&E: RZ Tienen - Campus Mariëndal 7.9 km
- Supermarket: Spar 2.8 km
- Supermarket: Spar 3.1 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
