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Boom, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in Belgium · 6/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 27,199 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by Federal Police (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Murder | 2 | 10.2 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 5 | 25.4 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 63 | 319.8 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 94 | 477.2 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 1 | 5.1 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 24 | 121.8 | 30.8 |
| All offences against physical integrity less the lines above; also female genital mutilation and breaches of international humanitarian law. | |||
| Unintentional injury or death | 5 | 25.4 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 7 | 35.5 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 36 | 182.8 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 4 | 20.3 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 30 | 152.3 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 28 | 142.1 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 70 | 355.3 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 49 | 248.7 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 17 | 86.3 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 158 | 802.1 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 357 | 1,812.3 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 31 | 157.4 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 2 | 10.2 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 6 | 30.5 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 143 | 725.9 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 26 | 132 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 175 | 888.4 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 104 | 527.9 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 37 | 187.8 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 91 | 462 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 21 | 106.6 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 97 | 492.4 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 28 | 142.1 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 7 | 35.5 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 61 | 309.7 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 150 | 761.5 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 7 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 187 |
| Robbery | 43 |
| Theft and burglary | 356 |
| Drugs | 396 |
| Damage and public order | 169 |
| Other | 771 |
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Middenschool Den Brandt 420 m
- School: Atheneum Boom 460 m
- School: Boom Park 640 m
- School: PTS Boom 3de graad 670 m
- School: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwinstituut 800 m
- Bus stop: Boom Steenbakkerijenstraat 50 m
- Bus stop: Boom Steenbakkerijenstraat 70 m
- Bus stop: Boom Kortestraat 170 m
- Railway station: Boom 1.2 km
- Doctor or clinic: Dr. Pol Vannieuwenhuyse 880 m
- A&E: AZ Rivierenland campus Rumst 1.6 km
- Supermarket: ALDI 370 m
- Supermarket: Colruyt 740 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
