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Crime down, people feel safer
20 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 years and older do not feel safe at times.
Crime rate marginally down
The proportion of Dutch aged 15 years and older who report to have beenvictims of common crimes like vandalism, violence and property offences hasbeen reduced marginally last year to just over 25...
More than 200 thousand victims of skimming or phishing
Last year, 1.5 percent in the Dutch population aged 15 years and older (more than 200 thousand individuals) fell victim to identity fraud while using ticket machines, cash dispensers or browsing the...
Victim support
Assistance (mainly practical) to direct and indirect victims of offences, road traffic accidents and other calamities, consisting in completion of forms, support with legal matters and referral to...
Fire services; fires, victims and rescues, employees, costs 1985-2013
Fires by cause and object, indoor fires, outdoor fires, victims and rescues, employees, fire equipment, costs
Solved crime
A crime is solved when the police knows who at least one suspect is, even if that suspect is on the run or denies having committed the crime.
Further drop in crime suspect rates
In 2017, fewer crime suspects were registered by the police than in 2016: a decrease of 11 percent.
Fewer fatal drownings in 2021
In 2021, altogether 80 Dutch residents died due to drowning in open water, or in or around the house.
Victims workplace aggression feel less healthy
Victims of workplace aggression more often report a poor state of health than their colleagues who do not face aggression at work. They are also more dissatisfied with their job and are more often...
Three percent of online buyers and sellers victims of fraud
In 2012, 3 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 years or older reported that they had been a victim of online fraud when buying or selling goods or services online. This is the equivalent of...
Registered crime down in 2012
Dutch police recorded 5 percent fewer criminal offences in 2012 than in 2011. Registered crime in the Netherlands has been showing a downward trend for a number of years now. However, the number of...
165 murder and manslaughter victims in 2011
There were 165 victims of murder and manslaughter in the Netherlands in 2011. That is 7 more than in 2010.
Fewer road traffic deaths in 2021
In 2021, 582 people in the Netherlands died as a result of road traffic accidents. This is 28 fewer than in 2020 and the lowest number since 2015.
No further decline in registered crime
Last year, 1.2 million crimes were registered by the police, about the same amount as in 2006.
Registered crime remains at same level
Dutch police forces recorded more than 1 million criminal offences in 2009. This puts registered crime at the same level as in the previous year.
People in the south of the Netherlands more active in crime prevention
Residents of the south part of the Netherlands are more active in crime prevention than people living elsewhere. They look better after their possessions and their homes are better protected. People...
Theft or burglary account for half of registered crime
The police registered 1.19 million crimes last year, about as many as in 2010. More than half were thefts or burglaries.