More murders in Netherlands for first time in 5 years
6 years, 4 months ago

More murders in Netherlands for first time in 5 years

NL Times  

For the first time in five years, the number of people killed by murder or manslaughter in the Netherlands increased. Last year 158 people were killed in a crime, 50 more than in 2016, according to figures Statistics Netherlands released on Thursday. The number of male victims increased sharply last year, 112 compared to 76 in the previous year. "In 12 of the 29 male victims who did not have a perpetrator, it was possible to deduce that this involved a settlement in the criminal circuit", the stats office said, according to NU.nl.

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Dutch police investigating 133 homicides in 2024, Amsterdam total doubles to 20
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Dutch police investigating 133 homicides in 2024, Amsterdam total doubles to 20

NL Times  

A total of 133 individuals were killed by violence in the Netherlands this year as of Tuesday afternoon, up 6 percent from the total for all of 2023, according to police data provided to NL Times. The provisional figures put the national homicide rate at roughly 0.74 deaths per 100,000 residents based on the population at the start of 2024, …

Police expect over 1,000 explosive attacks this year; No fatalities a "small miracle"
2 months ago

Police expect over 1,000 explosive attacks this year; No fatalities a "small miracle"

NL Times  

The number of explosive attacks in the Netherlands is increasing alarmingly and the police expect that 2024 will end with well over 1,000 such attacks committed in the year. The police called it “a small miracle” that, except for one person dying when an explosive he was placing went off early this year, there have been no fatalities. “It helps …

Number of abortions goes up for second year in a row
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2 months, 1 week ago

Number of abortions goes up for second year in a row

Dutch News  

The number of abortions in the Netherlands has gone up for the second year in a row, according to new figures from the health ministry. As in previous years, most abortions were carried out in the first eight weeks of pregnancy and women between the ages of 25 and 34 were most likely to undergo the procedure. In a reaction …

Abortions up 10% in the Netherlands last year, rising above 39,000
2 months, 1 week ago

Abortions up 10% in the Netherlands last year, rising above 39,000

NL Times  

Last year, there were 39,332 abortions in the Netherlands, an increase of around 3,700 compared to 2022, the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate reported on Wednesday based on figures from all hospitals and abortion clinics in the country. The number of pregnancy terminations fluctuated between 30,000 and 33,000 per year since 2012, but there has been a clear increase for …

1,862 people took their own lives in Netherlands last year
8 months, 2 weeks ago

1,862 people took their own lives in Netherlands last year

NL Times  

Last year, 1,862 people took their own lives in the Netherlands. For years, the figure was highest among people over 80, but since the start of this century, the suicide rate has been highest among 40 to 60-year-olds. Among people in their 20s and 30s, it was 10.6 per 100,000 last year, but it has increased slightly since 2005-2009, especially …

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

Murder rate increased in 2022, Rotterdam has most killings
1 year, 4 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 …

30% more deaths last week than expected
3 years, 1 month 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.

Netherlands sees highest number of births in a decade
3 years, 1 month ago

Netherlands sees highest number of births in a decade

NL Times  

In contrast to many other European countries, the number of births in the Netherlands is rising sharply this year. The statisticians expect the number of births to reach the highest level in ten years this year. "With that, the number of births is clearly increasing - after a downward trend since the turn of the century," the researchers said. In …

Fewer murders in NL last year, more young victims
3 years, 3 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 …

107 NL residents drowned last year; Half of victims over 60
3 years, 5 months ago

107 NL residents drowned last year; Half of victims over 60

NL Times  

Last year 107 Netherlands residents drowned, 31 more than in 2019. In the fifties, between 400 and 500 Netherlands residents drowned per year. Over the past ten years, an average of 7 young children drowned per year, mostly boys. In all age groups, the number of drownings was relatively high among first- and second generation immigrants with a non-Western background, …

Suicide rates remained flat in the Netherlands in first year of pandemic
3 years, 8 months ago

Suicide rates remained flat in the Netherlands in first year of pandemic

NL Times  

Some 1,825 people in the Netherlands ended their own lives last year, an average of five a day. There was a slight increase in per capita suicides among women, but men were still far more likely to commit suicide, Statistics Netherlands reported on Wednesday. According to the statistics office, the per capita rate of suicide has remained stable over the …

Mortality decreasing in NL; Below expected deaths last week
3 years, 9 months ago

Mortality decreasing in NL; Below expected deaths last week

NL Times  

An estimated 3,100 people died in the Netherlands last week, week 12 of 2021 between March 22 and 28. That is 100 fewer deaths than expected for this period, and about a hundred more deaths than the week before, Statistics Netherlands reported. The weekly mortality rate in the Netherlands increased to above expected levels in week 39 of 2020 and …

Mortality rate rising again after two week dip
3 years, 9 months ago

Mortality rate rising again after two week dip

NL Times  

After two weeks of below-expected mortality, the number of deaths in the Netherlands increased again last week. In week ten of 2021, between March 8 and 14, an estimated 3,300 people died in the country - about the same number as expected for the week and 250 more than the week before, Statistics Netherlands reported on Friday. The mortality rate …

Excess mortality in NL rising again
3 years, 10 months ago

Excess mortality in NL rising again

NL Times  

Just a week after Statistics Netherlands reported that there was no excess mortality in the country for the first time since September, the stats office said on Friday that the number of deaths last week was again higher than expected for the period. Mortality in the Netherlands started increasing to above expected in week 39 of 2020, September 21 to …

No excess mortality for first time since September
3 years, 10 months ago

No excess mortality for first time since September

NL Times  

An estimated 3,400 people died in the Netherlands last week - about the same number of deaths that was expected for this period, Statistics Netherlands reported on Friday. Last week was the first time since September that the Netherlands did not have excess mortality. The excess mortality has been decreasing slowly for some time, until it reached zero last week. …

Fewer assassinations, more domestic violence murders in 2020
4 years 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 …

Over 13 thousand more deaths in 2020 than predicted
4 years ago

Over 13 thousand more deaths in 2020 than predicted

NL Times  

Over 162 thousand people died in the Netherlands through the first 51 weeks of the year. It includes the four thousand people who died during the week ending December 20, about ten percent more than the preceding week, wrote Statistics Netherlands. Official statistics from public health agency RIVM show that nearly 11,100 people have died from Covid-19 in the Netherlands. …

Murder, manslaughter halved in 20 years; Most women killed by their partner
4 years, 3 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 …

Top causes of death incl. cancer, cardiovascular disease; Suicide rate falls
4 years, 6 months ago

Top causes of death incl. cancer, cardiovascular disease; Suicide rate falls

NL Times  

Those in the Netherlands who are suffering from depression or contemplating suicide may call counselors at Luisterlijn, 0900-0767, or call their volunteers at a local number. Some 151,885 people died in across the Netherlands in 2019, with cancer and cardiovascular diseases as the primary causes of death. About 1,500 fewer people died in the Netherlands in 2019 compared to a …

Overall crime up in 2019; Dramatic surge in online fraud
4 years, 7 months ago

Overall crime up in 2019; Dramatic surge in online fraud

NL Times  

The number of reported cases of internet trading fraud​ surged in the Netherlands in 2019, rising 31 percent on the figures of the previous year, the police announced on Wednesday. The figures follow the release of the Netherlands' 2019 crime statistics, which saw the overall number of registered crimes in the country jump by nearly four percent after many years …

Dutch police fired their weapons in 16 incidents last year, killing four
4 years, 8 months ago

Dutch police fired their weapons in 16 incidents last year, killing four

Dutch News  

Dutch police fired their guns in just 16 incidents last year, resulting in four deaths and 12 injuries, according to new figures. The public prosecution department said it had no explanation why the police were involved in fewer shootings last year. At the same time the police published new figures showing police have been dealing with an increasing amount of …

Dutch police fired their weapons in 16 incidents last year, killing four
4 years, 8 months ago

Dutch police fired their weapons in 16 incidents last year, killing four

Dutch News  

Dutch police fired their guns in just 16 incidents last year, resulting in four deaths and 12 injuries, according to new figures. The public prosecution department said it had no explanation why the police were involved in fewer shootings last year. At the same time the police published new figures showing police have been dealing with an increasing amount of …

Number of deaths in NL decreasing, now also in nursing homes
4 years, 8 months ago

Number of deaths in NL decreasing, now also in nursing homes

NL Times  

The number of deaths per week in the Netherlands is still higher than average, but it is starting to decline and that decline is now also visible in nursing homes, Statistics Netherlands reported on Friday. Up to and including the first 10 weeks of this year, up until March 8, an average of 759 people died per week in nursing- …

Stabbings among teens double in Rotterdam
4 years, 10 months ago

Stabbings among teens double in Rotterdam

Dutch News  

The number of stabbings involving teens in the Rotterdam region has doubled in a year, police figures requested by broadcaster NOS have shown, Police recorded 36 incidents in which knives were used in 2019, compared to 19 the year before. Amsterdam police do not distinguish between the weapons used in incidents involving teens but has a clear insight into the …

Stabbings among teens double in Rotterdam
4 years, 10 months ago

Stabbings among teens double in Rotterdam

Dutch News  

The number of stabbings involving teens in the Rotterdam region has doubled in a year, police figures requested by broadcaster NOS have shown, Police recorded 36 incidents in which knives were used in 2019, compared to 19 the year before. Amsterdam police do not distinguish between the weapons used in incidents involving teens but has a clear insight into the …

Rotterdam, Amsterdam see mass increase in weapon incidents involving minors
4 years, 10 months ago

Rotterdam, Amsterdam see mass increase in weapon incidents involving minors

NL Times  

Amsterdam and Rotterdam saw a major increase in the number of minors involved in incidents with weapons over the past years. The number of stabbings in Rotterdam involving underage victims and suspects doubled last year. And the number of underage suspects in weapon incidents in Amsterdam increased by 50 percent since 2017, NOS reports based on figures from the local …

Twenty violent deaths in Amsterdam last year, fewer property crimes
4 years, 10 months ago

Twenty violent deaths in Amsterdam last year, fewer property crimes

NL Times  

Amsterdam saw a 43 percent increase in the number of murder and manslaughter cases last year, as well as a slight rise violent crimes. After years of structural decline in the number of reported crimes, this downward trend seemed to come to a halt last year, mayor Femke Halsema said in a letter to the city council. The total number …

More than 9,300 incidents over New Year's: police
5 years ago

More than 9,300 incidents over New Year's: police

NL Times  

New Year's in the Netherlands was marred by incidents like arson, vandalism, and violence against police officers and other first responders. A total of 300 people were arrested, slightly fewer than the 309 people arrested last New Year's, the police announced on Friday, NU.nl reports. But this decrease is not representative of the increasingly grim atmosphere in the country on …

Murder, manslaughter up over 5%; Big spike in The Hague
5 years ago

Murder, manslaughter up over 5%; Big spike in The Hague

NL Times  

Murder and manslaughter cases in the Netherlands rose a combined total of 5.6 percent, compared to last year. At this point last year, the 107 people killed in 101 incidents were determined to be victims of the violent criminal acts. Six of this year's crime scenes involved multiple fatalities, accounting for 15 victims in total or roughly 13 percent of …

Court sentences 11% harsher than 20 years ago
5 years, 1 month ago

Court sentences 11% harsher than 20 years ago

NL Times  

The punishments judges in the Netherlands imposed last year were 11 percent higher than 20 years ago, according to a study by the Council for the Judiciary. According to the researchers, the penalties for violent crimes and sex crimes were on average 65 percent higher in 2018 than in 1998. Last year judges were also more likely to impose community …

Thirteen fatal falls in Netherlands per day
5 years, 1 month ago

Thirteen fatal falls in Netherlands per day

NL Times  

Last year a total of 4,628 people in the Netherlands died within 30 days after an unfortunate fall, an increase of nearly 600 compared to 2017. That amounts to an average of 13 people dying due to a fall per day. Between 2013 and 2017, between 66 thousand and 70 thousand people were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained in …

Murders in Netherlands down by a quarter
5 years, 3 months ago

Murders in Netherlands down by a quarter

NL Times  

The number of people killed in a crime in the Netherlands last year decreased by a quarter compared to 2017. Last year 119 people were victims of murder or manslaughter, 39 fewer than in 2017, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. In nearly 90 percent of the murder or manslaughter cases, the police had perpetrator or suspected perpetrator in sight, more …

Seven police-involved shootings in first half of 2019; fatalities same as last year
5 years, 4 months ago

Seven police-involved shootings in first half of 2019; fatalities same as last year

NL Times  

In the first half of 2019 the Rijksrechreche investigated seven police-involved shootings. In all of 2018 there were 27 police shootings with 26 injuries and three fatalities, the Public Prosecutor announced on Monday. The Rijksrecherche, an investigation service that forms part of the Public Prosecution Service and conducts internal investigations at government services like the police, investigates all incidents in …

Sharp increase in drownings in NL last year
5 years, 5 months ago

Sharp increase in drownings in NL last year

NL Times  

A total of 112 residents of the Netherlands drowned in the country last year, 27 more than in 2017, Statistics Netherlands reported on Monday. The number of drownings among children under the age of 10 remained stable at 8, the number of teenagers who drowned decreased from 9 in 2017 to 6 last year. Per 100 thousand inhabitants, Netherlands residents …

527 shootings registered in Netherlands last year: report
5 years, 6 months ago

527 shootings registered in Netherlands last year: report

NL Times  

The police registered a total of 527 shooting incidents throughout the Netherlands last year. A total of 44 people were killed in shootings in a year in a half, the Telegraaf reports based on figures requested from the National Police. In 2017 the police seized 101 such weapons, 76 in 2018 and 38 so far this year. In 2017 the …

5 pct. fewer suicides in Netherlands last year
5 years, 6 months ago

5 pct. fewer suicides in Netherlands last year

NL Times  

Last year a total of 1,829 people in the Netherlands took their own life, a decrease of nearly five percent compared to the 1,917 people who died by suicide in 2017, Statistics Netherlands reported on Tuesday. However, the number of suicides among men decreased by 10 percent last year, while the number among women increased slightly. The number of young …

Fewer crimes registered in NL, but more sex crimes
5 years, 11 months ago

Fewer crimes registered in NL, but more sex crimes

NL Times  

The total number of crimes registered by the Dutch police in 2018 decreased by 6 percent compared to the year before, Statistics Netherlands reports. The police registered almost 9 thousand sexual offenses like rape, sexual harassment or -assault last year, compared to 8,400 in 2017. And the number of sexual assault reports increased from 1,700 in 2015 to 2,400 last …

Over 700,000 Dutch domestic violence victims in 5 years: report
5 years, 11 months ago

Over 700,000 Dutch domestic violence victims in 5 years: report

NL Times  

Over 700 thousand Dutch adults faced domestic violence at least once over the past five years. Due to inadequate data from the past, no conclusions can be drawn about whether domestic violence increased or decreased in the Netherlands. With the help of Statistics Netherlands, the researchers asked 19 thousand random Netherlands residents to fill out a questionnaire on issues like …

Dutch police shot 27 people last year, 3 fatally
5 years, 11 months ago

Dutch police shot 27 people last year, 3 fatally

NL Times  

Last year the Rijksrecherche launched investigations into 27 incidents in which police officers shot at a suspect during their work. The Rijksrecherche, a department of the Public Prosecutor that handles internal investigations at government services like the police, investigates all cases of firearm use by police officers with death or injury as a result. Based on these investigations, the Public …

Crime figures in NL continue to fall; decrease slowing down
5 years, 11 months ago

Crime figures in NL continue to fall; decrease slowing down

NL Times  

Continuing the trend of past years, the number of registered crimes in the Netherlands dropped in 2018. The last two months of the year saw an "above average increase" in robberies, according to the police. "An explanation for this could lie in the increasing attention and openness in society with regard to sexual violence, which makes people report more quickly", …

Dutch murder rate drops back to two a week in 2018
6 years ago

Dutch murder rate drops back to two a week in 2018

Dutch News  

The number of murders in the Netherlands has fallen sharply this year, after a notable rise in 2017, according to website Moordatlas, which monitors the crime figures. By December 27, there had been 108 murders in 101 separate cases but that figure could still change depending on the result of police investigations, the website said. For example, a deadly accident …

Dutch murder rate drops back to two a week in 2018
6 years ago

Dutch murder rate drops back to two a week in 2018

Dutch News  

The number of murders in the Netherlands has fallen sharply this year, after a notable rise in 2017, according to website Moordatlas, which monitors the crime figures. By December 27, there had been 108 murders in 101 separate cases but that figure could still change depending on the result of police investigations, the website said. For example, a deadly accident …

108 people, including 4 students, killed in Netherlands this year
6 years ago

108 people, including 4 students, killed in Netherlands this year

NL Times  

Up until December 28th a total of 108 people were killed in the Netherlands in the year 2018. That is 51 less than last year, though it must be said that 2017 had an exceptionally high number of murder and manslaughter cases at 159, AD reports based on figures moordatlas.nl, which tracks the number of murder and manslaughter cases in …

Most female murder victims were known to their attacker: CBS
6 years, 4 months ago

Most female murder victims were known to their attacker: CBS

Dutch News  

The number of murders in the Netherlands rose for the first time in five years last year, according to new figures from the national statistics office CBS. There was an increase across all ages and categories but the biggest group of victims in percentage terms remains 10 to 20-year-olds, the CBS said. Website Moordatlas and Elsevier magazine published their murder …

Most female murder victims were known to their attacker: CBS
6 years, 4 months ago

Most female murder victims were known to their attacker: CBS

Dutch News  

The number of murders in the Netherlands rose for the first time in five years last year, according to new figures from the national statistics office CBS. There was an increase across all ages and categories but the biggest group of victims in percentage terms remains 10 to 20-year-olds, the CBS said. Website Moordatlas and Elsevier magazine published their murder …

Alarming increase in number of Dutch teens committing suicide
6 years, 6 months ago

Alarming increase in number of Dutch teens committing suicide

NL Times  

The number of teenagers committing suicide in the Netherlands is increasing alarmingly. Last year the number teens who died by suicide nearly doubled, Statistics Netherlands reported on Tuesday. In total 1,917 people committed suicide in the Netherlands last year, 23 more than in 2016. The number of teens between the ages of 10 and 20 that died by suicide increased …

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