Although Belgium in general is not a dangerous country, murder and manslaughter cases in the Brussels-Capital Region have been on the rise for the last decade, peaking in 2018 at 196 cases. The lowest number of registered cases, on the other hand, were reported in 2010. Manslaughter refers to the killing of a human being without malice aforethought, whereas murder is the premeditated killing of one human being. As of 2022, 194 cases of murder and manslaughter were registered.
Registered cases of murder and manslaughter in Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium) from 2009 to 2022
The source added the numbers for murder and manslaughter together (in French: meurtre et assassinat) and does not provide separate numbers for the two.
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Federal Police Belgium. (September 29, 2023). Registered cases of murder and manslaughter in Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium) from 2009 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069865/murder-and-manslaughter-cases-in-brussels-capital-region/
Federal Police Belgium. "Registered cases of murder and manslaughter in Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium) from 2009 to 2022." Chart. September 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069865/murder-and-manslaughter-cases-in-brussels-capital-region/
Federal Police Belgium. (2023). Registered cases of murder and manslaughter in Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium) from 2009 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069865/murder-and-manslaughter-cases-in-brussels-capital-region/
Federal Police Belgium. "Registered Cases of Murder and Manslaughter in Brussels-capital Region (Belgium) from 2009 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069865/murder-and-manslaughter-cases-in-brussels-capital-region/
Federal Police Belgium, Registered cases of murder and manslaughter in Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium) from 2009 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069865/murder-and-manslaughter-cases-in-brussels-capital-region/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Registered cases of murder and manslaughter in Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium) from 2009 to 2022 [Graph], Federal Police Belgium, September 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069865/murder-and-manslaughter-cases-in-brussels-capital-region/
