Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2023, Netherlands's police-recorded offences by offence category increased by 5.4% compared to 2022, reaching 245,390.

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 grown by 4.9% (from 233,985 in 2018).

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