Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2024, Netherlands's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 6.3% compared to 2023, reaching 33,055.

Netherlands ranks 8th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 43.9% (from 58,950 in 2019).

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