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Portugal: crime, homicide rate and trend

Name: Homicides per 100,000 people by year: Portugal
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Safety 8 out of 10 compared with the world

Crime recorded by the police (2024)

Crime	Recorded	Per 100,000
Intentional homicide	72	0.7
Serious assault	714	6.7
Kidnapping	322	3
Sexual violence	3,237	30.4
of which: Rape	543	5.1
of which: Sexual assault	2,694	25.3
Sexual exploitation	377	3.5
Robbery	9,402	88.4
Burglary	15,591	146.5
of which: Burglary of homes	7,881	74.1
Theft	76,860	722.4
of which: Theft of vehicles or parts	8,354	78.5
Drug offences	5,711	53.7
Fraud	45,487	427.5
Corruption	217	2
of which: Bribery	51	0.5
Money laundering	132	1.2
Attacks on computer systems	2,492	23.4
Taking part in an organised crime group	5	0.1
Environmental pollution (2023)	122	1.2

Each country defines and records crime in its own way, so these figures compare a country with itself over time better than with other countries.