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...

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.

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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.

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

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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System (FBI NIBRS) crime data for Holland Police Department (City) in Michigan, including incidents, statistics, demographics, and detailed incident information.

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.

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