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Aggregates of the 308 municipalities · police-recorded crime · DGPJ/MJ via PORDATA and INE

“Per 1,000” uses INE population estimates (2001, 2008–2025); years without population are blank.

Overview

Total recorded crimesCrimes per 1,000 inhabitants

0125,000250,000375,000500,0001993200020052010201520202025COVID-19: lockdownspeak: 2008
0.010.020.030.040.01993200020052010201520202025COVID-19: lockdowns

In 2020 the recorded total fell 11% vs 2019 (323,610 → 287,323) with the lockdowns; the most affected chapter was “Against life in society” (−19%). Sum of municipalities with a published value (305–308 of 308 per year; INE withholds small values for confidentiality). Years with fewer than 60% of municipalities published are not drawn.

Trends by category

Domestic violence

015,00030,0001993200020052010201520202025
0.01.22.51993200020052010201520202025

1993, 2001, 2009–2025 · 308 municipalities with data

Theft from motor vehicle

025,00050,0001993200020052010201520202025
0.02.55.01993200020052010201520202025

1993, 2001, 2009–2023 · 308 municipalities with data

Residential burglary

015,00030,0001993200020052010201520202025
0.01.53.01993200020052010201520202025

1993, 2001, 2009–2025 · 308 municipalities with data

Commercial/industrial burglary

012,50025,0001993200020052010201520202025
0.01.02.01993200020052010201520202025

1993, 2001, 2009–2025 · 308 municipalities with data

Assault (simple)

015,00030,0001993200020052010201520202025
0.01.53.01993200020052010201520202025

2011–2025 · 295–306 municipalities with data

Street robbery / bag-snatching

010,00020,0001993200020052010201520202025
0.01.02.01993200020052010201520202025

2011–2025 · 220–236 municipalities with data

Vehicle theft and theft from vehicle (INE)

030,00060,0001993200020052010201520202025
0.03.06.01993200020052010201520202025

2011–2025 · 265–291 municipalities with data

Drink-driving ≥ 1.2 g/l

012,50025,0001993200020052010201520202025
0.01.22.51993200020052010201520202025

2021–2025 · 292–298 municipalities with data

Driving without a licence

010,00020,0001993200020052010201520202025
0.00.81.51993200020052010201520202025

2011–2025 · 254–277 municipalities with data

Against persons

050,000100,0001993200020052010201520202025
0.05.010.01993200020052010201520202025

1993, 1998–2025 · 296–308 municipalities with data

Against physical integrity

040,00080,0001993200020052010201520202025
0.03.06.01993200020052010201520202025

2011–2025 · 304–308 municipalities with data

Against property

0125,000250,0001993200020052010201520202025
0.012.525.01993200020052010201520202025

1993, 1998–2025 · 302–308 municipalities with data

Against life in society

030,00060,0001993200020052010201520202025
0.02.55.01993200020052010201520202025

1993, 1998–2025 · 271–308 municipalities with data

Against the State

04,0008,0001993200020052010201520202025
0.000.400.801993200020052010201520202025

1993, 2002–2014, 2016, 2018–2025 · 192–308 municipalities with data

Against cultural identity

02004001993200020052010201520202025
0.000.020.041993200020052010201520202025

1993, 2018, 2025 · 261–308 municipalities with data

Special legislation

020,00040,0001993200020052010201520202025
0.02.04.01993200020052010201520202025

1998–2025 · 210–274 municipalities with data

Against companion animals

01,0002,0001993200020052010201520202025
0.000.100.201993200020052010201520202025

2011–2017, 2019–2024 · 185–308 municipalities with data

Crime rate (per 1,000 inhabitants)

0.020.040.01993200020052010201520202025

1998–2025 · 305–308 municipalities with data

Sum of municipalities with a published value (185–308 of 308 per year; INE withholds small values for confidentiality). Years with fewer than 60% of municipalities published are not drawn. Scale starts at zero. Missing years are not interpolated; isolated dots = years without neighbours.

Composition by Penal Code chapter

0%25%50%75%100%199820052010201520202025Against personsAgainst propertyAgainst life in societySpecial legislationOther (State, cultural identity, animals) and unpublished values

Share of total recorded crime. “Against physical integrity” is a sub-chapter of “against persons” and is excluded. The residual includes small chapters and values withheld for confidentiality.

The 2008–2014 collapse in property crime

Recorded property crime peaked in 2008 (239,170) and fell to 190,934 in 2014: −20%. It is the largest shift in the series and accounts for most of the national total's decline over that period.

Against property

062,500125,000187,500250,0001993200020052010201520202025peak: 20082014COVID-19: lockdowns

Specific thefts (PORDATA), 2009–2025

012,50025,00037,50050,0001993200020052010201520202025Theft from motor vehicleResidential burglaryCommercial/industrial burglary

Between 2009 and 2014: theft from motor vehicle −39% (45,698 → 27,845; 2025: 0); residential burglary −26% (26,016 → 19,283; 2025: 7,474); commercial/industrial burglary −36% (16,389 → 10,564; 2025: 5,071).

Recorded ≠ actual. The specific-theft series only exist for 1993, 2001 and 2009 onwards. Part of the fall tracks the 2010–2014 economic crisis, the decline of cash and better vehicle and home security; the data cannot separate these causes.

Biggest movers by municipality, 2019 → 2025

Biggest rises

Sines44.3 → 61.1+16.7
Santiago do Cacém22.2 → 36.9+14.7
Reguengos de Monsaraz23.1 → 37.6+14.5
Vila Nova de Cerveira35.8 → 50.0+14.2
Moura22.1 → 36.3+14.2
Lagoa (Açores)29.6 → 43.4+13.8
Coruche30.2 → 42.7+12.5
Entroncamento27.5 → 37.7+10.2
Miranda do Corvo15.9 → 25.7+9.8
Lourinhã22.2 → 31.9+9.7

Biggest falls

Albufeira80.0 → 66.3−13.7
Lagoa48.3 → 35.5−12.8
Lisboa62.5 → 49.9−12.7
Rio Maior37.0 → 25.6−11.4
Póvoa de Varzim29.9 → 19.2−10.7
Horta37.4 → 26.9−10.5
Anadia32.8 → 22.9−9.9
Murtosa32.5 → 23.5−9.0
Castelo de Paiva22.0 → 14.3−7.7
Amares25.5 → 17.9−7.6

Total recorded crimes per 1,000 inhabitants, 2019 → 2025, municipalities with ≥ 10,000 inhabitants. Base 2019: last pre-pandemic year (2020 is an atypical low). Recorded ≠ actual.

Per-capita ranking, 2025

Highest rates

Albufeira66.3
Sines61.1
Porto60.0
Vila Nova de Cerveira50.0
Lisboa49.9
Alcácer do Sal49.2
Loulé48.8
Grândola48.4
Ribeira Grande47.5
Azambuja45.5
Fundão44.9
Ponta Delgada43.8
Lagoa (Açores)43.4
Vila Real de Santo António43.0
Faro42.8

Lowest rates

Castelo de Paiva14.3
Calheta (Madeira)14.6
Condeixa-a-Nova15.5
Soure15.8
Vizela16.0
Barcelos16.0
Santa Cruz16.6
Sátão17.0
Penacova17.1
Odivelas17.2
Guimarães17.8
Amares17.9
Vagos18.0
Vila Nova de Famalicão18.4
Gondomar18.5

Crime rate as published by INE (crimes per 1,000 residents), 2025, municipalities with ≥ 10,000 inhabitants. Tourist municipalities and urban centres concentrate non-residents' crime.