Homicide rate in Belgium

Intentional homicides recorded by the police per 100,000 people, yearly. All figures for Belgium

Latest homicide rate in Belgium
Measure	Latest	Period	EU rank	vs EU median	Among EU countries
Homicides	1.40 per 100,000	2024	5th highest of 27	+0.55 per 100,000	EU lowest 0.30 per 100,000EU highest 2.63 per 100,000

Where Belgium stands

Every EU country, highest first

Homicides (per 100,000) · 5th highest of 27

Lithuania2.63
Latvia2.40
Estonia1.82
Finland1.78
Belgium1.40
France1.28
Bulgaria1.23
Slovakia1.09
Croatia1.01
Cyprus0.93
Malta0.89
Denmark0.87
Sweden0.87
Austria0.85
Germany0.83
Romania0.79
Greece0.78
Spain0.72
Slovenia0.71
Hungary0.69
Ireland0.69
Poland0.69
Portugal0.68
Netherlands0.67
Czechia0.63
Italy0.57
Luxembourg0.30

Homicides

All 17 values: Homicides

Period	per 100,000
2024	1.40
2023	1.41
2022	1.62
2021	1.37
2020	1.29
2019	1.28
2018	1.68
2017	1.74
2016	1.55
2015	2.06
2014	1.88
2013	1.83
2012	1.86
2011	1.95
2010	1.74
2009	1.76
2008	1.91

Cite this figure

allfigures, “Homicides, Belgium, 2024: 1.40 per 100,000”. Source: Eurostat (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/homicide/belgium, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.

Source: Eurostat, licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 23 Sep 2026.