Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2022, Netherlands's police-recorded offences by offence category increased by 26.6% compared to 2021, reaching 232,895.

Netherlands ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 10.1% (from 259,095 in 2017).

Source: Eurostat dataset crim_off_cat, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.