This table contains the number of persons died as a result of murder or manslaughter, where the crime scene is located in the Netherlands. The victims can be residents or non-residents of the Netherlands. The data can be split by location of the crime, method, age and sex. The criterion is the date of death, the date of the criminal act can be in the previous year. Since 2013 Statistics Netherlands is using Iris for automatic coding for causes of death. This improved the international comparison of the data. The change in coding did cause a considerable shift in the statistics. Since 2013 the (yearly) ICD-10 updates are applied. However for murder and manslaughter no changes in coding have taken place. The ICD-10 codes that belong to murder and manslaughter are X85-Y09.

Data available from: 1996

Status of the figures: The figures up to and including 2023 are final, the figures for 2024 are provisional.

Changes as of August 28th 2025: The provisional figures for 2024 are added.

When will new figures be published: In the first quarter of 2026 the final figures for 2024 will be published.

Historical dataset showing Netherlands crime rate per 100K population by year from 1990 to 2021.

Between 2012 and 2022, the number of registered crime cases in the Netherlands decreased. In 2022, the police registered roughly ******* crime cases.

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...

Detailed crime data by municipality, district and neighborhood in the Netherlands

This statistic displays the total number of cases of drug-related crimes sent to Public Prosecution in the Netherlands in 2021, by type. In 2021, the Public Prosecution Department in the Netherlands received approximately *** cases related to the production of hard drugs.

Netherlands - Population reporting occurrence of crime, violence or vandalism in their area: Below 60% of median equivalised income was 21.10% in December of 2023, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Netherlands - Population reporting occurrence of crime, violence or vandalism in their area: Below 60% of median equivalised income - last updated from the EUROSTAT on November of 2025. Historically, Netherlands - Population reporting occurrence of crime, violence or vandalism in their area: Below 60% of median equivalised income reached a record high of 24.60% in December of 2009 and a record low of 17.40% in December of 2008.

In 2021, over *** racist and xenophobic hate crimes were recorded by the police in the Netherlands. A further *** Anti-LGBTI hate crimes were recorded, as well as *** Anti-Semitic hate crimes that were recorded by the Dutch police.

Historical dataset showing Sint Maarten (Dutch part) crime rate per 100K population by year from N/A to N/A.

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.

This table focuses on the victimization of common crime of the population of the Caribbean Netherlands aged 15 and older in private households. These are traditional crimes such as violence, property crimes and vandalism. Breakdowns by sex, age and level of education are presented. These aspects are shown for the Caribbean Netherlands and also for the islands Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba separately. The research is a sample survey. This means that the figures shown are estimates for which reliability margins apply. These margins are also included in the table. The Omnibus survey was carried out for the first time on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius in 2013 during the month of June and the first week of July. For the second time the Omnibus survey was carried out on Bonaire during the months of October and November 2017, and on Saba and St. Eustatius in the period January to March 2018.

Data available from: 2013

Status of the figures: The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of 4 April 2019 None, this is a new table.

When will new figures be published? New data will be published every four years.

Victims of frequently occurring crime. Violent crime, thelft, vandalism, hit - and-run accidents, harassment by phone 1992 - 2004 Changed on March 07 2005. Frequency: Discontinued.

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.

The statistic illustrates the distribution of registered cases of racism in the Netherlands in 2017, by location. The statistic shows that as of 2017, a large share of cases of racism registered in the Netherlands occurred on public roads and waterways. Over ** percent of registered cases of racism occurred on public roads and waterways, while close to a quarter of registered cases of racism took place within the immediate living environment of victims.

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.

In 2022, **** percent of respondents were victims of online crime in the Netherlands. Around *** percent had been victims of online scams and frauds, while *** percent were victims of hacking and *** percent were victims of online threats and harassment.

In 2019, roughly 22 out of 100 Dutch individuals fell victim to a cybercrime offense. The most common cybercrime in the Netherlands was hacking, with 8 out of 100 individuals stating that either their online profile, computer or e-mail account was hacked in 2019. Some concerns in the Netherlands about online banking cybercrimes Despite a large number of Dutch respondents stating they had never experienced online banking or payment card fraud, concerns did exist about this topic. Over half of respondents from the Netherlands were either fairly or very concerned about this type of cybercrime. Compared to European respondents, though, the Dutch were less worried about this topic. More concerns about foreign cyber-attacks
According to recent surveys, Dutch respondents believed that foreign cyber-attacks were a bigger threat in 2018 than it was in 2016. This increase in the perceived threat of cyber-attacks from other countries came a few months after the Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service or MIVD announced in October 2018 that it had prevented a foreign hack of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague during the previous summer.

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.

This table provides data on criminal cases brought before subdistrict and district courts and settlements under the Act Mulder (enforcement of traffic regulations). Data about convictions and aquittals in criminal cases brought before the subdistrict courts in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 are temporarily not available, due to changes in the reports by the subdistrict courts. Data about subdistrict court criminal cases in 2014 and 2015 are not available.

Data available from: 1994

Status of the figures: the figures of the most recent year are provisional, previous years are final data. The figures of the most recent year are provisional, previous years are final data. The data on penal orders of the GPS-system proved to be incomplete, which causes an underestimation of the number of penal orders. Also the data on settlements by judge of the COMPAS-system proved to be incomplete due to an error in the selection to CBS. This causes an underestimation of the number of settlements by judge.

Changes as of January 8, 2020: None, this table has been stopped.

Changes as of 11 September, 2017: The figures on decisions of the Public Prosecution Service proved to be incomplete. In consultation with the correspondent the figures on 2008-2016 are improved. The figures on settlements by judge proved to be incomplete. In consultation with the correspondent the figures on 2001-2016 are improved. The provisional data on 2016 are added to the table. Due to funding cuts there will be no new data for this statistic as from 1 January 2018. For more information see the link in paragraph 3.

When will new figures be published? Due to funding cuts there will be no new data for this statistic as from 1 January 2018. For more information see the link in paragraph 3.

The table contains data on young people up to the age of 25 who are registered or arrested as suspects of a crime, broken down by offense group and region of residence. The table shows the number of crime suspects in absolute and relative figures. The relative figure is calculated per 10 000 persons of the selected population group. Personal data of persons who are not listed in the Municipal Personal Records Database (BRP) are often missing. These persons are included in the absolute figures, but not in the relative ones. Because the number of suspects is presented per type of crime per reporting year, the numbers of suspects per type of crime together add up to more than the total number of unique suspects. A person who has been registered or arrested more than once within a reporting year is counted only once in the total number of suspects. In addition, he is counted once in the relevant main group of offenses for each offense he is suspected of. Example: a suspect of 10 burglaries and 2 violent crimes is counted 1 time in Total Suspects, 1 time in Property Crimes and 1 time in Violent Crimes. In order to show how young people in the Netherlands are doing, the National Youth Monitor describes more than 70 topics in addition to this topic. The subjects are called indicators. Data on arrested suspects are available from 2000. Regional data on registered suspects are available from 2010 and for the Netherlands in total from 2005. Status of the figures: For registered suspects, the figures up to and including 2020 are final, for 2021 and for 2021 provisional. Preliminary figures underestimate the final number of suspects. The provisional number of suspects in the most recent year is a few percent lower than the final number. The figures for arrested suspects are final up to and including 2014; more current figures are no longer available. Changes as of March 31, 2023: Figures on the number of registered suspects for the year 2022 have been added. The figures on the number of registered suspects for the years 2020 and 2021 have been adjusted due to additional information. When will new numbers come out? New figures on registered suspects will become available in the first quarter of 2024. More up-to-date figures on arrested suspects will no longer be available.