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Inhabitants of the Caribbean Netherlands usually feel safe
In 2013, more than 25 per cent of the population in the Caribbean Netherlands felt sometimes unsafe. Half of the population is of the opinion that there is no crime and 40 per cent that there is...
SDG 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions
Latest data contributing to worldwide monitoring of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions. SDG 16 aims to promote a safe society with institutions that are...
More residents living in fear of having their homes broken into
More than one in ten people in the Netherlands think the risk of having their homes broken into is (very) high. The share has risen in recent years, in particular among people living in rural areas...
Dramatic decline fatal road accidents in 2008
Last year, 750 people died on Dutch roads.
SDG 11.2 Living environment
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 Sustainable cities and communities: living environment. SDG 11.2 concerns the environment in which people have their homes and lead their lives.
Fire services; assistance, object and activities 1985-2013
Assistances by the fire brigade by object and activities, divided by regions, provinces and size of cities
External causes of death
Survey on deaths caused by murder and manslaughter, suicide and accidents
People feel less unsafe
The proportion of Dutch aged 15 years and older who occasionally felt unsafe in 2011 was marginally lower than one year previously. The proportion who reported they had been victims of common crime...
Summary
Latest figures in the Monitor of Well-being and the SDGs 2023 on distribution of well-being by sex, age, education level and origin/country of birth. Well-being is not evenly distributed across...
SDG 11.2 Living environment
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 Sustainable cities and communities: living environment. SDG 11.2 concerns the environment in which people have their homes and lead their lives.
More young suspects
In 2005, more than 3 percent of people aged between 12 and 25 were questioned by the police as crime suspects, as against 2 percent five years ago.
Crimes against property more often reported to the police than violent crimes
Only 28 percent of crimes are reported to the police.
Emancipation monitor 2012
Labour participation by women remains unchanged
More suicides in recent years
A total of 1,525 people committed suicide in the Netherlands last year.
Traffic death toll marginally up in 2011
Last year, 661 people died in road accidents in the Netherlands, i.e. a 3.3 percent increase from 2010 with 640 fatal accidents. The death toll was particularly high among older cyclists.
Spending on security growing faster than GDP
Spending on security governance in the Netherlands rose by more than 6 percent per year on average in the period 2002-2008. This was nearly one and a half times the growth rate of the gross domestic...