In 2023, the Portuguese police registered 553 crimes committed with the use of firearms, down from 594 cases a year earlier. In the same year, 90 attempted homicides were consummated in Portugal.
Number of crimes registered by the police in Portugal from 2010 to 2023, by type of weapon used
Characteristic
Physical force
Other weapon or instrument
Knife or other cutting instrument
Firearm
Psychological coercion or threat
Unknown
Work instrument
Poison or other chemical product
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DGPJ (Portugal). (March 28, 2024). Number of crimes registered by the police in Portugal from 2010 to 2023, by type of weapon used [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/865113/number-crimes-weapon-used-portugal/
DGPJ (Portugal). "Number of crimes registered by the police in Portugal from 2010 to 2023, by type of weapon used." Chart. March 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865113/number-crimes-weapon-used-portugal/
DGPJ (Portugal). (2024). Number of crimes registered by the police in Portugal from 2010 to 2023, by type of weapon used. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865113/number-crimes-weapon-used-portugal/
DGPJ (Portugal). "Number of Crimes Registered by The Police in Portugal from 2010 to 2023, by Type of Weapon Used." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865113/number-crimes-weapon-used-portugal/
DGPJ (Portugal), Number of crimes registered by the police in Portugal from 2010 to 2023, by type of weapon used Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865113/number-crimes-weapon-used-portugal/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Number of crimes registered by the police in Portugal from 2010 to 2023, by type of weapon used [Graph], DGPJ (Portugal), March 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/865113/number-crimes-weapon-used-portugal/