This table contains figures on the number of registered crimes per month and per year. These are broken down by type of crime and by municipality/neighbourhood. Attempts are also included in the registered crimes. For some crimes (for example, murder/manslaughter) this yields a much higher number than just the number of completed crimes. The data per municipality are presented for all years according to the municipal classification of 1 January 2022.

Since July 2018, it is no longer possible to record multiple offenses that are related to each other (concurrence) in one registration. An example of this is a street robbery in which a firearm (possession of weapons) is used. If several offenses occur in one registration, only the most serious offense was counted before July 2018. As a result of this adjustment, a number of offenses show an increase compared to 2018. This mainly concerns domestic trespassing, special laws including money laundering, arms trade including possession of weapons, drug trafficking, violation of public order and social integrity, including insult. The increase was therefore mainly visible in the last 6 months of 2018. This adjustment has only a limited effect on the total number of crimes. For the whole of 2018, this caused an increase of approximately 1.0%. Since April 30, 2020, it is possible to report WhatsApp fraud (also known as friend in need fraud) via the Internet. This was immediately used extensively. In the months of May to December 2020, approximately 20,000 reports of WhatsApp fraud were made.

Reports concern registered crimes for which an 'statement report' has been drawn up. Multiple reports can be made per crime. Internet declarations can only be made for a selected number of offenses and only if there is no indication for an investigation.

Data available from: 2012

Status of the figures: The figures in this table are regularly updated. This may cause minor differences with previous publications. Updating of the figures is necessary, for example, to be able to retroactively process the reclassification of municipalities or adjustment of coding with retroactive effect. Figures on declarations and internet declarations are updated every quarter.

When will new numbers be released? 17 Oktober the figures for August will be added.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Explanation
2. Definitions and Explanation of Symbols
3. Links to relevant tables and articles
4. Resources and Methods
5. More information

1. EXPLANATION

This table contains figures on the number of registered crimes per month and per year. These are broken down by type of crime and by municipality/neighbourhood. Attempts are also included in the registered crimes. For some crimes (for example, murder/manslaughter) this yields a much higher number than just the number of completed crimes. The data per municipality are presented for all years according to the municipal classification of 1 January 2022.

Since July 2018, it is no longer possible to record multiple offenses that are related to each other (concurrence) in one registration. An example of this is a street robbery in which a firearm (possession of weapons) is used. If several offenses occur in one registration, only the most serious offense was counted before July 2018. As a result of this adjustment, a number of offenses show an increase compared to 2018. This mainly concerns domestic trespassing, special laws including money laundering, arms trade including possession of weapons, drug trafficking, violation of public order and social integrity, including insult. The increase was therefore mainly visible in the last 6 months of 2018. This adjustment has only a limited effect on the total number of crimes. For the whole of 2018, this caused an increase of approximately 1.0%. Since April 30, 2020, it is possible to report WhatsApp fraud (also known as friend in need fraud) via the Internet. This was immediately used extensively. In the months of May to December 2020, approximately 20,000 reports of WhatsApp fraud were made.

Reports concern registered crimes for which an 'statement report' has been drawn up. Multiple reports can be made per crime. Internet declarations can only be made for a selected number of offenses and only if there is no indication for an investigation.

Data available from: 2012

Status of the figures:

The figures in this table are regularly updated. This may cause minor differences with previous publications. Updating of the figures is necessary, for example, to be able to retroactively process the reclassification of municipalities or adjustment of coding with retroactive effect. Figures on declarations and internet declarations are updated every quarter.

Changes as of August 15, 2022: Figures for July have been added.

When will new numbers be released? 15 September the figures for August will be added.

2. DEFINITI...

In 2022, *** cases of public violence were reported in Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands. Of these , *** were cases of public violence against other people. In comparison, *** cases were registered in the previous year, * more than in the most recent period.

In 2022, ***** cases of drug offences were registered in Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands. Of these, ***** were cases of hard drugs and *** were cases of soft drugs. In comparison, *** cases of drug offences were registered in the previous year, approximately *** less than in the most recent period.

In 2022, *** cases of sexual offences were registered in Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands. Of these, *** were cases of sexual assault, *** were cases of rape and ** were cases of indecency. In comparison, *** cases of sexual offences were registered in the previous year, approximately *** less than in the most recent period.

Crime in Amsterdam has fallen in recent years. But this does not apply to all forms of crime. Juvenile crime in Amsterdam, for example, increased after years of decline. There is also an increase in digitized crime. The datasets provide insight into, among other things, registered suspects, registered crimes, high-impact crimes and the proportion of Amsterdammers who have fallen victim to a crime. Our dashboard 'Safety in the picture' is also available for more figures on crime and victimization. See also the data portal of the police and StatLine, the database of Statistics Netherlands.

Between 2012 and 2022, the number of registered sex crime cases in the Netherlands stayed stable. In 2022, over ************* sex crimes were registered in the Netherlands.