Criminal law; key figures 1994-2016
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Table explanation
This table provides data on criminal cases brought before subdistrict and district courts and settlements under the Act Mulder (enforcement of traffic regulations). Data about convictions and aquittals in criminal cases brought before the subdistrict courts in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 are temporarily not available, due to changes in the reports by the subdistrict courts. Data about subdistrict court criminal cases in 2014 and 2015 are not available.
Data available from: 1994
Status of the figures: the figures of the most recent year are provisional, previous years are final data.
The figures of the most recent year are provisional, previous years are final data.
The data on penal orders of the GPS-system proved to be incomplete, which causes an underestimation of the number of penal orders.
Also the data on settlements by judge of the COMPAS-system proved to be incomplete due to an error in the selection to CBS. This causes an underestimation of the number of settlements by judge.
Changes as of January 8, 2020:
None, this table has been stopped.
Changes as of 11 September, 2017:
The figures on decisions of the Public Prosecution Service proved to be incomplete. In consultation with the correspondent the figures on 2008-2016 are improved.
The figures on settlements by judge proved to be incomplete. In consultation with the correspondent the figures on 2001-2016 are improved.
The provisional data on 2016 are added to the table.
Due to funding cuts there will be no new data for this statistic as from 1 January 2018. For more information see the link in paragraph 3.
When will new figures be published?
Due to funding cuts there will be no new data for this statistic as from 1 January 2018. For more information see the link in paragraph 3.
Data available from: 1994
Status of the figures: the figures of the most recent year are provisional, previous years are final data.
The figures of the most recent year are provisional, previous years are final data.
The data on penal orders of the GPS-system proved to be incomplete, which causes an underestimation of the number of penal orders.
Also the data on settlements by judge of the COMPAS-system proved to be incomplete due to an error in the selection to CBS. This causes an underestimation of the number of settlements by judge.
Changes as of January 8, 2020:
None, this table has been stopped.
Changes as of 11 September, 2017:
The figures on decisions of the Public Prosecution Service proved to be incomplete. In consultation with the correspondent the figures on 2008-2016 are improved.
The figures on settlements by judge proved to be incomplete. In consultation with the correspondent the figures on 2001-2016 are improved.
The provisional data on 2016 are added to the table.
Due to funding cuts there will be no new data for this statistic as from 1 January 2018. For more information see the link in paragraph 3.
When will new figures be published?
Due to funding cuts there will be no new data for this statistic as from 1 January 2018. For more information see the link in paragraph 3.
Description topics
- Subdistrict court criminal cases
- Subdistrict court criminal cases are generally trespasses (minor offences).
- Settlement by judge
- Number of settlements by judge.
Final verdict, i.e. guilty, acquittal, or other final verdict.- Other disposals by the court
- Number of other settlements of criminal cases by the subdistrict court.
- District court criminal cases
- District court criminal cases are mainly serious crimes (penal offences).
- Decisions Public Prosecution Service
- Number of final decisions by a Public Prosecutor.
Final decision by a Public Prosecutor: dismissal, joinder ad informandum, joinder for trial, discharge of liability to conviction by payment of a fixed fine, or transferral to courts department of another district.- Other and unknown disposals
- Up to and including 2000, decisions as a result of the 'tit for tat' policy were included here. From 2011 onwards they are included in Transactions
- Settlement by judge
- Number of settlements by judge.
Final verdict, i.e. guilty, acquittal, or other final verdict- Other disposals by the court
- Number of other settlements of criminal cases by the subdistrict court.
- Road traffic act orders
- Settlements under Road traffic act. These are always fines. The Road traffic act orders are registered dispositions.
- Dispositions Road traffic act
- Other fines under Road traffic act
- Number of fines imposed under the Road traffic act for other traffic offences.
- Orders based on vehicle registration
- Fines imposed on vehicle owner, who is identified on the basis of the vehicle's registration number, for example determined through camera images.
- Other fines under Road traffic act
- Number of fines imposed under the Road traffic act for other traffic offences.
- Stopped by police
- Orders issued when a suspect is stopped by the police and asked for identification.
- Other fines under Road traffic act
- Number of fines imposed under the Road traffic act for other traffic offences.