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
- 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
- Total Road traffic act orders
- Total number of settlements under the Road traffic act
- Speeding
- Number of fines imposed for speeding.
- Traffic lights
- Number of fines imposed for traffic light offences.
- Parking/standing still
- Number of fines imposed for parking offences and standing still.
- 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.
- Traffic lights
- Number of fines imposed for traffic light offences.
- 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.
- Traffic lights
- Number of fines imposed for traffic light offences.
- Other fines under Road traffic act
- Number of fines imposed under the Road traffic act for other traffic offences.