2Schoten
Schoten, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in Belgium · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 18,282 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 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 14 | 40.1 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 90 | 257.7 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 110 | 315 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 16 | 45.8 | 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 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 3 | 8.6 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 4 | 11.5 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 27 | 77.3 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 16 | 45.8 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 59 | 168.9 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 34 | 97.3 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 153 | 438.1 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 112 | 320.7 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 6 | 17.2 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 154 | 440.9 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 67 | 191.8 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 28 | 80.2 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 5 | 14.3 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 6 | 17.2 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 154 | 440.9 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 31 | 88.8 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 177 | 506.8 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 82 | 234.8 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 84 | 240.5 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 75 | 214.7 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 84 | 240.5 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 233 | 667.1 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 19 | 54.4 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 22 | 63 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 109 | 312.1 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 147 | 420.9 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 14 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 224 |
| Robbery | 31 |
| Theft and burglary | 534 |
| Drugs | 106 |
| Damage and public order | 185 |
| Other | 1,032 |
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Basisschool Bloemendaal 190 m
- School: Koninklijk Atheneum Schoten 280 m
- School: Basisschool Vijverhof 470 m
- School: Sint-Cordula 890 m
- School: Basisschool Heilige Familie 980 m
- Bus stop: Schoten Bloemendaal 100 m
- Bus stop: Schoten Bloemendaal 190 m
- Bus stop: Schoten Jozef Jennesstraat 220 m
- Doctor or clinic: Praktijk voor podologie Schoten 830 m
- A&E: ZAS Jan Palfijn 3.9 km
- Supermarket: Colruyt 80 m
- Supermarket: Lidl 290 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
