Safety score
Personal safety, institutional trust, and resilience signals informed by international safety and crime data.
Safety in Brussels78/100
Safety
Safety in Brussels
Brussels scores moderately on safety, with stable institutional response and district-level variation. Safety in Brussels scores 78/100, placing it in the solid group of the indexed set.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Module score
- 78/100
Safety score
78/100
Solid directional score with district-level variation.
Resident perception
Mixed
Perception varies across central and outer districts.
Watch item
Property crime
Opportunistic property risks remain the practical pain point.
Brussels safety data table
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Safety score | 78/100 | Institutional response is stable. |
| Resident perception | Mixed | Local district context matters for everyday experience. |
| Watch item | Property crime | Common-sense precautions still useful. |
Safety city comparison
A crawlable comparison across a selection of same-country and top-scoring cities. The complete set is reachable via the rankings, the cities index, and each city profile.
| City | Score | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Brussels (this page) | 78/100 | Brussels scores moderately on safety, with stable institutional response and district-level variation. |
| Deinze | 83/100 | Deinze's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Roeselare | 82/100 | Roeselare's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| La Louvière | 81/100 | La Louvière's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Beringen | 81/100 | Beringen's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Dendermonde | 81/100 | Dendermonde's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Mouscron | 80/100 | Mouscron's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Verviers | 80/100 | Verviers's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Turnhout | 78/100 | Turnhout's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Antwerp | 77/100 | Antwerp's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Seraing | 77/100 | Seraing's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Ghent | 76/100 | Ghent's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Kortrijk | 74/100 | Kortrijk's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Leuven | 74/100 | Leuven's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Aalst | 73/100 | Aalst's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Bruges | 72/100 | Bruges's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Mons | 66/100 | Mons's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Tournai | 65/100 | Tournai's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Sint-Niklaas | 64/100 | Sint-Niklaas's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Ypres | 62/100 | Ypres's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Arlon | 62/100 | Arlon's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Charleroi | 62/100 | Charleroi's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Schaerbeek | 60/100 | Schaerbeek's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Anderlecht | 59/100 | Anderlecht's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Genk | 59/100 | Genk's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | 57/100 | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Namur | 50/100 | Namur's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Liege | 50/100 | Liege's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Ostend | 50/100 | Ostend's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Mechelen | 50/100 | Mechelen's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Hasselt | 50/100 | Hasselt's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
Interpretation
Safety blends violent-crime context, perception, and response capacity. Across the indexed cities the safety average is 64/100, so Brussels is 14 points above the median. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 2 institutional references.
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Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
2 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: UNODC Data Portal
Used as a directional benchmark for relative city safety framing.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
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