Domestic burglary, violent crime, armed robbery and street crime are identified as high-impact crimes due to the effect they can have on the victims. The police recorded 22 thousand domestic burglaries in 2024, around 500 fewer than in the previous year. In 2014, by contrast, 71 thousand domestic burglaries were recorded. In addition, 78 thousand violent crimes (including sexual offences) were reported in 2024, 1,800 more than in 2023. In 2014, almost 100 thousand crimes involving violence were recorded.

The incidence of street crime has also fallen over the past ten years, from 5,500 in 2014 to 2,800 in 2024. And the number of armed robberies dropped from over 1,300 in 2014 to 500 in 2024.

Crimes involving weapons up by almost a quarter in ten years

In 2024, the police recorded 15,300 drug-related crimes and 7,300 crimes involving weapons (including firearms). The number of drug-related crimes was around the same as it was ten years earlier. However, the number of crimes involving weapons was 24 percent higher in 2024 than it was in 2014.

Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Eindhoven are the municipalities with the most crime, once again

The police recorded 45 crimes per thousand residents in 2024, which was roughly the same as in 2023. In relative terms, the most crimes took place in Amsterdam: almost 90 crimes recorded per thousand residents. This was unchanged from 2023. Rotterdam and Eindhoven have the next highest number of recorded crimes, in relative terms, at around 80 crimes per thousand residents.

In The Hague and Utrecht, around 68 crimes were recorded per thousand residents. The municipality of Bronckhorst had the lowest number of recorded crimes (16 per thousand inhabitants).

Compared to 2023, recorded crime rose by 2 percent in The Hague and fell by 3 percent in Utrecht. In Amsterdam and Rotterdam, there was little change in the number of crimes recorded per thousand residents.