The amount of violent and serious crimes recorded in the Algarve increased by 9.9% last year, according to the Annual Internal Security Report (RASI).
In total, 997 crimes were reported to the authorities in the Algarve in 2024, which represents 90 more cases than in the previous year. This is the highest number of crimes of this type recorded in the Algarve since 2016, when there were 998 reports.
Across the country as a whole, the RASI indicates that last year there was a 2.6% increase in violent and serious crime, compared to 2023.
The Algarve region is the 4th in the country, for the most violent and serious crimes.
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