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Even in times of economic recession, most Dutch people are satisfied with many aspects that determine quality of life.

The broad well-being of higher educated is higher than of lower educated.

Someone who was under 18 at the time he/she committed a crime. Simpler kinds of criminal behaviour are often dealt with in HALT programs. Nobody under the age of 12 can be prosecuted.

Measure in criminal justice where the judge orders that a crime suspect who has mental or physical problems must be treated or counselled or nursed in an appropriate facility outside the prison...

This Annual Report Youth Monitor 2020 Summary explores the situation of young people in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Annual study of register data on reception and integration of asylum migrants arriving in the Netherlands since 2014, 2014-2028

The Emancipation Monitor by CBS and SCP shows that the economic position of women has improved.

Participation; political favour and voting behaviour, political interest and opinions by personal characteristics

2020 was the year of coronavirus. To what extent was 2020 different from 2019?

Participation; contacts, personal situation, church, volunteer work by personal characteristics.

On 1 January 2021, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) senior methodologist Frank Pijpers was appointed Professor of Complexity for Official Statistics at the University of Amsterdam (UvA).

The number of traffic deaths has decreased more sharply among motorists than among cyclists over the past two decades.

In 2013, the police registered 640 thousand thefts, i.e. 38 per thousand residents.

The recent coronavirus outbreak affects virtually all people in the Netherlands. Certainly, the effects will also be visible in statistics that are being produced by Statistics Netherlands in the...

Social impact of COVID-19

Longer-term trends in many areas of well-being in the Netherlands are upwards, and some aspects have shown recent further improvement. There have also been deteriorations, particularly in the areas...

Last year, 176 persons died as a result of murder or manslaughter, 12 more than in 2007. The increase entirely consists of men. The number of women killed as a result of murder or manslaughter has...

In 2007, 164 people were murdered in the Netherlands, five more than in 2006. This has put a stop to the recent decrease in the annual number of murder victims.

Feelings of unsafety among Dutch people are declining progressively. In 2012, 37 percent indicated that they felt unsafe occasionally in general terms, versus 32 percent in 2019.

Last year, 5.4 thousand persons in the Netherlands died a non-natural death. Non-natural death includes fatal accidents, suicide, murder and manslaughter. Most victims died in accidents.

In 2012 over 10 percent of the 15 to 18 year-olds were bullied online. Slander and malicious gossip are most common, followed by stalking, threat and blackmail. Most victims do not report this to the...