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 the first half of 2021, 82 cases of murder and manslaughter were registered.
Registered cases of murder and manslaughter in Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium) from 2009 to the first half of 2021
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. (October 22, 2021). Registered cases of murder and manslaughter in Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium) from 2009 to the first half of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2022, 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 the first half of 2021." Chart. October 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069865/murder-and-manslaughter-cases-in-brussels-capital-region/
Federal Police Belgium. (2021). Registered cases of murder and manslaughter in Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium) from 2009 to the first half of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2022. 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 The First Half of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2021, 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 the first half of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069865/murder-and-manslaughter-cases-in-brussels-capital-region/ (last visited June 27, 2022)
