Murder rate increased in 2022, Rotterdam has most killings
1 year, 3 months ago

Murder rate increased in 2022, Rotterdam has most killings

Dutch News  

The number of murders in the Netherlands has gone up for the second year in a row, with the biggest increases among young men and older women, latest figures show. The figures from the statistics agency CBS also showed that in six out of 10 murders of women, the suspected killer was a current or former partner, including 75% of cases where the victim was under 60. Of the 94 male victims, 40 were aged between 20 and 40 – up from 30 in 2021, while 19 women in the same age group were killed, up from 16 the previous year. In the last 20 years nine in 10 murders were committed by men, though the proportion of female suspects has increased in the last five years from 5% to 10%, the CBS found.

Women Murder Men Cbs  figures  cbs  women  victims  murdered  men  murders  previous  killings  likely  increased  rate  murder  rotterdam  number  2022

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Updated figures show 128 murders in the Netherlands last year, led by Rotterdam
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Updated figures show 128 murders in the Netherlands last year, led by Rotterdam

NL Times  

A total of 128 criminal cases involved either murder or manslaughter in the Netherlands, according to provisional figures collected by the Telegraaf. The preliminary data shows that Rotterdam will retain its position as the country's murder capital, though the conclusion conflicts somewhat with data from EW. While that figure is still well above last year's total of three, it conflicts …

30% more deaths last week than expected
3 years ago

30% more deaths last week than expected

NL Times  

The increase in the number of deaths continues, figures from last week show. Statistics Netherlands noted a striking number of deaths in people aged 65 or older. Last week, the number of people over 80 who died in particular increased. But there was also an increase in the number of deaths among people aged 65 to 80.

Fewer murders in NL last year, more young victims
3 years, 2 months ago

Fewer murders in NL last year, more young victims

NL Times  

A total of 121 people in the Netherlands were killed by violence last year, 77 men and 44 women. Though the number of young victims of murder or manslaughter under the age of 20 increased from 10 to 18, Statistics Netherlands reported on Monday. Of all the murders and manslaughter cases in the Netherlands last year, a quarter were committed …

Fewer assassinations, more domestic violence murders in 2020
3 years, 11 months ago

Fewer assassinations, more domestic violence murders in 2020

NL Times  

Last year 115 people were killed by violence in the Netherlands, according to the current figures on Moordatlas.nl. Amsterdam saw a decrease in the number of violent deaths with only 11 murders reported in the city last year. At eight registered assassinations last year, the number of criminal reckonings was significantly lower than the 16 reported in 2019, 22 in …

Murder, manslaughter halved in 20 years; Most women killed by their partner
4 years, 2 months ago

Murder, manslaughter halved in 20 years; Most women killed by their partner

NL Times  

Last year 125 people were killed in the Netherlands, a decrease of nearly half compared to the 223 murder or manslaughter cases in the country in 2000, Statistics Netherlands reported on Wednesday. Last year the Dutch courts convicted nearly 600 people of murder or manslaughter or attempts thereto. Relatively speaking 2 out of 100 thousand inhabitants of Amsterdam were killed …

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