This table contains data on registered suspects of a crime recorded in the reporting year, different types of crime, sex, age, country of birth, origin, education and household income.
The table shows the number of suspects of crime per population group in absolute and relative figures. The relative figure is calculated per 10000 persons of the selected population. Individuals who do not appear in the Basic Registration Persons (BRP) often lack personal data. These individuals are counted in the absolute figures, but not in the relatives.
Because the number of unique suspects per type of crime is presented per year, the number of suspects per type of crime is increased to more than the total number of unique suspects.
A person who has been registered more than once within a reporting year is counted only once in the total number of suspects. In addition, for every crime he is suspected of, he is counted once in the relevant type of crime. Example: a suspect of 10 burglaries and 2 violent crimes is counted once in Total number of suspects, 1 time in Suspects of Property Crimes and 1 in Suspects of Violence Crimes.
Data available from: 2010.
Status of the figures:
The figures up to 2020 are final. The figures for 2021 and 2022 are provisional. Preliminary figures give an underestimation of the final number of suspects. The preliminary number of suspects in the most recent year is a few percent lower than the final number.
Changes as of February 2024:
This table has been discontinued. In 2024 new Statline tables on registered suspects were published. The figures in the new tables differ slightly from the figures in this table because in the new table figures on missing suspects recorded by the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee are no longer estimated. In addition, the dedoubling of suspects for the years 2020 to 2022 has improved and the most recent years have been updated. The new tables only present figures on registered suspects and no longer on arrested suspects.
CBS is moving on to a new classification of the population by origin. From now on, it is more decisive where someone was born, in addition to where one’s parents were born. The word ‘migration background’ is no longer used. The main division of Western/Non-Western is replaced by a classification based on continents and common immigration countries. This classification is gradually introduced in tables and publications with population by origin.
When new figures will be available:
This table has been discontinued