Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2024, Netherlands's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 2.7% compared to 2023, reaching 238,730.

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 2.1% (from 233,860 in 2019).

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