Crato
District · Portalegre · Police-recorded crime · DGPJ/MJ via PORDATA and INE
103recorded crimes · 2025 provisional
31.0per 1,000 inhabitants · 113th of 308
276th of 308national rank · absolute
7th of 15rank in district · per 1,000
−7%change vs 2011 · absolute
3,318inhabitants · 2025
“Per 1,000” uses INE population estimates (2001, 2008–2025); years without population are blank.
General
Total
— municipality ┄ Portalegre ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 10331.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 276th of 308 · above 9% of municipalities113th of 308 · above 63% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 8th of 15 · above 40% of municipalities7th of 15 · above 53% of municipalities |
| Portalegre (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 24033.2 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 1,10029.7 |
| change vs 2011 | −7% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 1998–2025. |
Specific offences
Domestic violence
— municipality ┄ Portalegre ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 92.7 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 264th of 308 · above 12% of municipalities77th of 308 · above 74% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 8th of 15 · above 40% of municipalities7th of 15 · above 53% of municipalities |
| Portalegre (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 212.9 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 822.2 |
| change vs 2011 | +12% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2001, 2009–2025. PORDATA series: 1993, 2001 and 2009 onwards. |
Theft from motor vehicle
— municipality ┄ Portalegre ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2023 | 41.2 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 211th of 308 · above 26% of municipalities98th of 308 · above 68% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 6th of 15 · above 60% of municipalities2nd of 15 · above 86% of municipalities |
| Portalegre (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 40.6 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 651.8 |
| change vs 2011 | +33% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2001, 2009–2023. PORDATA series: 1993, 2001 and 2009 onwards. PORDATA definition (distinct from INE's “Vehicle theft and theft from vehicle”). |
Residential burglary
— municipality ┄ Portalegre ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 250th of 308 · above 0% of municipalities250th of 308 · above 0% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 9th of 15 · above 0% of municipalities9th of 15 · above 0% of municipalities |
| Portalegre (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 40.5 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 240.7 |
| change vs 2011 | −100% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2001, 2009–2025. PORDATA series: 1993, 2001 and 2009 onwards. |
Commercial/industrial burglary
— municipality ┄ Portalegre ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 193rd of 308 · above 0% of municipalities193rd of 308 · above 0% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 2nd of 15 · above 0% of municipalities2nd of 15 · above 0% of municipalities |
| Portalegre (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 10.1 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 160.4 |
| change vs 2011 | −100% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2001, 2009–2025. PORDATA series: 1993, 2001 and 2009 onwards. |
Assault (simple)
— municipality ┄ Portalegre ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 82.4 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 270th of 306 · above 8% of municipalities104th of 306 · above 66% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 9th of 15 · above 13% of municipalities10th of 15 · above 33% of municipalities |
| Portalegre (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 202.7 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 802.1 |
| change vs 2011 | −38% |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011–2015, 2018–2019, 2021–2025. Exists only from 2011 (INE NUTS-2013/2024 tree). |
Street robbery / bag-snatching
— municipality ┄ Portalegre ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2023 | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | —— |
| rank in district | —— |
| Portalegre (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 10.2 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 300.7 |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011, 2014–2017, 2019–2020, 2022–2023. Exists only from 2011; ~¼ of municipal values withheld by INE (confidentiality). |
Vehicle theft and theft from vehicle (INE)
— municipality ┄ Portalegre ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 261st of 268 · above 0% of municipalities261st of 268 · above 0% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 9th of 99th of 9 |
| Portalegre (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 121.2 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 1022.4 |
| change vs 2011 | −100% |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011–2012, 2014, 2016–2017, 2019, 2022–2023, 2025. INE definition (2011 onwards); kept separate from PORDATA's “Theft from motor vehicle”. |
Drink-driving ≥ 1.2 g/l
— municipality ┄ Portalegre ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 72.1 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 273rd of 294 · above 5% of municipalities152nd of 294 · above 48% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 8th of 10 · above 20% of municipalities7th of 10 · above 30% of municipalities |
| Portalegre (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 313.3 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 711.8 |
| Coverage | years with data: 2021–2023, 2025. Exists only from 2021 (INE NUTS-2024 tree). |
Driving without a licence
— municipality ┄ Portalegre ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2023 | 41.2 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | —— |
| rank in district | —— |
| Portalegre (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 141.6 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 541.3 |
| change vs 2011 | −33% |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011, 2013–2014, 2019–2020, 2022–2023. Exists only from 2011. |
Penal Code chapters
Against persons
— municipality ┄ Portalegre ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 3410.2 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 275th of 308 · above 9% of municipalities76th of 308 · above 75% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 8th of 15 · above 46% of municipalities7th of 15 · above 53% of municipalities |
| Portalegre (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 7610.5 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 2927.9 |
| change vs 2011 | −6% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 1998–2025. |
Against physical integrity
— municipality ┄ Portalegre ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 216.3 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 270th of 306 · above 10% of municipalities66th of 306 · above 78% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 8th of 15 · above 46% of municipalities5th of 15 · above 66% of municipalities |
| Portalegre (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 456.2 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 1875.0 |
| change vs 2011 | −9% |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011–2025. Sub-chapter of “against persons”; exists only from 2011. |
Against property
— municipality ┄ Portalegre ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 4313.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 270th of 308 · above 11% of municipalities130th of 308 · above 57% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 10th of 15 · above 20% of municipalities8th of 15 · above 46% of municipalities |
| Portalegre (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 10214.1 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 55615.0 |
| change vs 2011 | −10% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 1998–2025. |
Against life in society
— municipality ┄ Portalegre ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 206.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 262nd of 308 · above 13% of municipalities79th of 308 · above 74% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 7th of 15 · above 53% of municipalities4th of 15 · above 73% of municipalities |
| Portalegre (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 415.6 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 1343.6 |
| change vs 2011 | +5% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 1999, 2001–2011, 2013–2015, 2017–2025. |
Against the State
— municipality ┄ Portalegre ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 260th of 308 · above 0% of municipalities260th of 308 · above 0% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 10th of 15 · above 0% of municipalities10th of 15 · above 0% of municipalities |
| Portalegre (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 60.8 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 250.7 |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2005–2006, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2020, 2022, 2025. Small values frequently withheld by INE (confidentiality). |
Against cultural identity
— municipality ┄ Portalegre ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 48th of 308 · above 0% of municipalities48th of 308 · above 0% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 1st of 15 · above 0% of municipalities1st of 15 · above 0% of municipalities |
| Portalegre (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 00.0 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 10.0 |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2017–2018, 2025. Very small counts; almost always withheld by INE. |
Special legislation
— municipality ┄ Portalegre ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 51.5 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 238th of 267 · above 9% of municipalities160th of 267 · above 40% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 8th of 13 · above 30% of municipalities9th of 13 · above 30% of municipalities |
| Portalegre (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 151.9 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 972.3 |
| Coverage | years with data: 2005–2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015–2016, 2019, 2023, 2025. 1993 excluded (PORDATA's “and Others” scope differs). |
Against companion animals
— municipality ┄ Portalegre ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2016 | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | —— |
| rank in district | —— |
| Portalegre (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 20.2 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 70.2 |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011–2016. Law 69/2014: real data from 2015; 2011–2014 are formal zeros. |
Crime rate (per 1,000 inhabitants)
— municipality ┄ Portalegre ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 31.0 per 1,000 |
|---|---|
| national rank | 113th of 306 · above 63% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 7th of 15 · above 53% of municipalities |
| Portalegre (district mean per municipality) | 32.6 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipality) | 29.5 |
| Coverage | years with data: 1998–2025. Rate as published by INE = total ÷ resident population × 1000. |
Reported incidents — source: press
Independent of the official data above. Never summed (editorial rule §7.6). Every incident shows its sources; neutral summaries, no names.