How do crime suspect rates in the Netherlands differ by origin, and within the same income group?

In 2025 (provisional figures), CBS registered 500 crime suspects per 100,000 residents among people born in the Netherlands to two Dutch-born parents, 1,080 among those with one parent born abroad, 2,650 among those with two parents born abroad and 1,040 among people born abroad; in 2023, within households at or above the low-income threshold the rates for the first, third and fourth of these groups were 490, 2,260 and 880, and below it 2,400, 6,120 and 1,800.

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All crimes: suspects per 100,000, born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands

500

registered crime suspects per 100,000 people born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands, 2025

Moderate trust, 63 of 100 Only CBS 85658NED counts: CBS old table republishes it, so there is nothing independent to check it against.

Each source by year: registered crime suspects per 100,000 people born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands

CBS 85658NED
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Year	CBS StatLine 85658NED, Verdachten; geslacht, leeftijd, herkomst, opleiding, huishoudensinkomen	CBS StatLine 81959NED (discontinued), Verdachten; geslacht, leeftijd, migratieachtergrond en generatie
2005	–	1,530
2006	–	1,550
2007	–	1,540
2008	–	1,440
2009	–	1,370
2010	1,240	1,260
2011	1,210	1,220
2012	1,110	1,130
2013	1,020	1,030
2014	960	970
2015	860	870
2016	780	790
2017	720	730
2018	680	690
2019	670	680
2020	610	620
2021	580	590
2022	620	610
2023	560	–
2024	510	–
2025	500	–

What this number counts

Counts: People registered by the police as suspects of at least one crime (misdrijf) in the year, per 100,000 residents who are born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands
Where: Netherlands; suspects registered by the police (BVH), residents in the population register (BRP)
When: Calendar year 2025 (provisional figures; CBS figures are final up to 2023) (one year, not an average)

The figure from CBS 85658NED, the only source that counts here.

Where the number comes from (2 sources)

Source	Figure and year	Definition	Quality	Counts for
CBS StatLine 85658NED, Verdachten; geslacht, leeftijd, herkomst, opleiding, huishoudensinkomenStatistics Netherlands (CBS) · Police and justice recordsRetrieved 2026-10-27	5002025	People registered by the police as suspects of at least one crime (misdrijf) in the year, per 100,000 residents who are born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands. CBS table rows: 59,460 suspects in 2025 (counts rounded by CBS); 50 per 10,000 as published. OData: https://opendata.cbs.nl/ODataApi/OData/85658NED. CBS publishes rates as whole numbers per 10,000 residents of the group; RealStats multiplies by 10, so values are multiples of 10 and carry up to 5 per 100,000 of rounding. Suspects not in the population register (BRP) are in the counts but not in the rates.	4 of 5 checks Yes: Method and definitions published. CBS defines suspects, offence groups, origin groups and income bands in the table's metadata. Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. Official statistics from Statistics Netherlands (CBS): the police register BVH linked to the population register (BRP). Yes: Full count or representative sample. Every person the police registered as a suspect of a crime (misdrijf) in the year, counted once; not a sample. Yes: Raw data downloadable. The full table is downloadable through CBS's open OData API. No: No known break or quality problem. CBS states the provisional 2024 and 2025 figures are a few percent below the final count; CBS changed the origin classification and the counting method in 2024 and recalculated the series back to 2010.	100%
CBS StatLine 81959NED (discontinued), Verdachten; geslacht, leeftijd, migratieachtergrond en generatieStatistics Netherlands (CBS) · Police and justice recordsRetrieved 2026-10-27	6102022	Discontinued classification: Dutch background (both parents born in the Netherlands, own birthplace anywhere). 72,890 registered suspects in 2022 (provisional), 61 per 10,000 as published. Not the same group as the current table, so it is kept as its own line and never joined to it. OData: https://opendata.cbs.nl/ODataApi/OData/81959NED. Same police register as the current table, processed by CBS under the old classification, so it is marked as a copy of that line and not counted as a separate source. Registered suspects are published from 2005.	4 of 5 checks Yes: Method and definitions published. CBS defines migration background and generation in the table's metadata. Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. Official statistics from CBS, from the same police register as the current table. Yes: Full count or representative sample. Every registered suspect, not a sample. Yes: Raw data downloadable. Downloadable through CBS's open OData API. No: No known break or quality problem. Discontinued in 2024; 2021-2022 provisional; it still estimated missing suspects registered by the Royal Marechaussee, which the current tables no longer do.	Not counted

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CBS 85658NED 100%

CBS 85658NED100%

Shown but not counted: CBS old table (republishes CBS 85658NED).

How the trust score was worked out

Quality32 / 40: How well the sources are made
Agreement15 / 30: Unknown with one source, so set to half
Independence6 / 20: How many separate ways the number was measured
Freshness10 / 10: How recent the newest data is

How the score works

Who reports it, and since when

Which kinds of source measure this number, which years each one published, and where the reporting stops or has holes.

Police and justice records · 2

No source of these kinds: victim survey, independent count.

Single source: nothing to check it against
CBS old table: no figure here after 2022, while others reach 2025
CBS 85658NED, 2022: On 16 February 2022 CBS announced it would replace the classification by migration background (first and second generation; western and non-western) with own and parents' birthplace plus country of origin by world region and main migration countries, introduced table by table. Its stated reasons: the terms western and non-western are geographically incorrect, and diversity within the two groups is large. source
CBS 85658NED, 2024: In February 2024 CBS discontinued its suspect tables by migration background (last year 2022) and published new tables by own and parents' birthplace and country of origin, covering 2010 onwards. source
CBS 85658NED, 2024: The new tables no longer estimate missing suspects registered by the Royal Marechaussee, deduplicate 2020-2022 better and drop arrested suspects; CBS says the figures differ slightly from the old tables. source
CBS 85658NED, 2024: Figures for 2024 and 2025 are provisional; CBS says provisional figures undercount suspects, by a few percent in the most recent year. source
CBS old table, 2022: Last year published by migration background and generation; CBS discontinued the table in February 2024. source
CBS old table, 2024: The new tables no longer estimate missing suspects registered by the Royal Marechaussee, deduplicate 2020-2022 better and drop arrested suspects; CBS says the figures differ slightly from the old tables. source

Years each source has a figure here

'05'10'15'20'25CBS 85658NEDCBS old table

figure no figure here, inside its range no later figure recorded change

All crimes: suspects per 100,000, born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad

2,650

registered crime suspects per 100,000 people born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad, 2025

Moderate trust, 63 of 100 Only one source (CBS 85658NED), so it cannot be checked against another.

Each source by year: registered crime suspects per 100,000 people born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad

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Year	CBS StatLine 85658NED, Verdachten; geslacht, leeftijd, herkomst, opleiding, huishoudensinkomen
2010	6,390
2011	6,180
2012	5,640
2013	5,350
2014	4,860
2015	4,520
2016	4,100
2017	3,630
2018	3,470
2019	3,540
2020	3,350
2021	2,940
2022	3,000
2023	2,810
2024	2,710
2025	2,650

What this number counts

Counts: People registered by the police as suspects of at least one crime (misdrijf) in the year, per 100,000 residents who are born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad
Where: Netherlands; suspects registered by the police (BVH), residents in the population register (BRP)
When: Calendar year 2025 (provisional figures; CBS figures are final up to 2023) (one year, not an average)

The figure from CBS 85658NED, the only source that counts here.

Where the number comes from (1 source)

Source	Figure and year	Definition	Quality	Counts for
CBS StatLine 85658NED, Verdachten; geslacht, leeftijd, herkomst, opleiding, huishoudensinkomenStatistics Netherlands (CBS) · Police and justice recordsRetrieved 2026-10-27	2,6502025	People registered by the police as suspects of at least one crime (misdrijf) in the year, per 100,000 residents who are born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad. CBS table rows: 20,210 suspects in 2025 (counts rounded by CBS); 265 per 10,000 as published. OData: https://opendata.cbs.nl/ODataApi/OData/85658NED. CBS publishes rates as whole numbers per 10,000 residents of the group; RealStats multiplies by 10, so values are multiples of 10 and carry up to 5 per 100,000 of rounding. Suspects not in the population register (BRP) are in the counts but not in the rates.	4 of 5 checks Yes: Method and definitions published. CBS defines suspects, offence groups, origin groups and income bands in the table's metadata. Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. Official statistics from Statistics Netherlands (CBS): the police register BVH linked to the population register (BRP). Yes: Full count or representative sample. Every person the police registered as a suspect of a crime (misdrijf) in the year, counted once; not a sample. Yes: Raw data downloadable. The full table is downloadable through CBS's open OData API. No: No known break or quality problem. CBS states the provisional 2024 and 2025 figures are a few percent below the final count; CBS changed the origin classification and the counting method in 2024 and recalculated the series back to 2010.	100%

Better and more direct sources count for more. A source that only copies another does not count.

CBS 85658NED 100%

CBS 85658NED100%

How the trust score was worked out

Quality32 / 40: How well the sources are made
Agreement15 / 30: Unknown with one source, so set to half
Independence6 / 20: How many separate ways the number was measured
Freshness10 / 10: How recent the newest data is

How the score works

Who reports it, and since when

Which kinds of source measure this number, which years each one published, and where the reporting stops or has holes.

Police and justice records · 1

No source of these kinds: victim survey, independent count.

Single source: nothing to check it against
CBS 85658NED, 2022: On 16 February 2022 CBS announced it would replace the classification by migration background (first and second generation; western and non-western) with own and parents' birthplace plus country of origin by world region and main migration countries, introduced table by table. Its stated reasons: the terms western and non-western are geographically incorrect, and diversity within the two groups is large. source
CBS 85658NED, 2024: In February 2024 CBS discontinued its suspect tables by migration background (last year 2022) and published new tables by own and parents' birthplace and country of origin, covering 2010 onwards. source
CBS 85658NED, 2024: The new tables no longer estimate missing suspects registered by the Royal Marechaussee, deduplicate 2020-2022 better and drop arrested suspects; CBS says the figures differ slightly from the old tables. source
CBS 85658NED, 2024: Figures for 2024 and 2025 are provisional; CBS says provisional figures undercount suspects, by a few percent in the most recent year. source

Years each source has a figure here

'10'15'20'25CBS 85658NED

figure no figure here, inside its range no later figure recorded change

All crimes: suspects per 100,000, born abroad

1,040

registered crime suspects per 100,000 people born abroad, 2025

Moderate trust, 63 of 100 Only CBS 85658NED counts: CBS old table republishes it, so there is nothing independent to check it against.

Each source by year: registered crime suspects per 100,000 people born abroad

CBS 85658NED
CBS old table

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Year	CBS StatLine 85658NED, Verdachten; geslacht, leeftijd, herkomst, opleiding, huishoudensinkomen	CBS StatLine 81959NED (discontinued), Verdachten; geslacht, leeftijd, migratieachtergrond en generatie
2005	–	3,440
2006	–	3,380
2007	–	3,250
2008	–	3,080
2009	–	2,950
2010	2,860	2,960
2011	2,780	2,870
2012	2,560	2,650
2013	2,380	2,460
2014	2,160	2,230
2015	1,930	1,980
2016	1,760	1,800
2017	1,550	1,590
2018	1,430	1,460
2019	1,390	1,420
2020	1,270	1,290
2021	1,130	1,150
2022	1,160	1,190
2023	1,090	–
2024	1,040	–
2025	1,040	–

What this number counts

Counts: People registered by the police as suspects of at least one crime (misdrijf) in the year, per 100,000 residents who are born abroad
Where: Netherlands; suspects registered by the police (BVH), residents in the population register (BRP)
When: Calendar year 2025 (provisional figures; CBS figures are final up to 2023) (one year, not an average)

The figure from CBS 85658NED, the only source that counts here.

Where the number comes from (2 sources)

Source	Figure and year	Definition	Quality	Counts for
CBS StatLine 85658NED, Verdachten; geslacht, leeftijd, herkomst, opleiding, huishoudensinkomenStatistics Netherlands (CBS) · Police and justice recordsRetrieved 2026-10-27	1,0402025	People registered by the police as suspects of at least one crime (misdrijf) in the year, per 100,000 residents who are born abroad. CBS table rows: 50,130 suspects in 2025 (counts rounded by CBS); 104 per 10,000 as published. OData: https://opendata.cbs.nl/ODataApi/OData/85658NED. CBS publishes rates as whole numbers per 10,000 residents of the group; RealStats multiplies by 10, so values are multiples of 10 and carry up to 5 per 100,000 of rounding. Suspects not in the population register (BRP) are in the counts but not in the rates.	4 of 5 checks Yes: Method and definitions published. CBS defines suspects, offence groups, origin groups and income bands in the table's metadata. Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. Official statistics from Statistics Netherlands (CBS): the police register BVH linked to the population register (BRP). Yes: Full count or representative sample. Every person the police registered as a suspect of a crime (misdrijf) in the year, counted once; not a sample. Yes: Raw data downloadable. The full table is downloadable through CBS's open OData API. No: No known break or quality problem. CBS states the provisional 2024 and 2025 figures are a few percent below the final count; CBS changed the origin classification and the counting method in 2024 and recalculated the series back to 2010.	100%
CBS StatLine 81959NED (discontinued), Verdachten; geslacht, leeftijd, migratieachtergrond en generatieStatistics Netherlands (CBS) · Police and justice recordsRetrieved 2026-10-27	1,1902022	Discontinued classification: first generation (born abroad, at least one parent born abroad). 38,850 registered suspects in 2022 (provisional), 119 per 10,000 as published. Not the same group as the current table, so it is kept as its own line and never joined to it. OData: https://opendata.cbs.nl/ODataApi/OData/81959NED. Same police register as the current table, processed by CBS under the old classification, so it is marked as a copy of that line and not counted as a separate source. Registered suspects are published from 2005.	4 of 5 checks Yes: Method and definitions published. CBS defines migration background and generation in the table's metadata. Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. Official statistics from CBS, from the same police register as the current table. Yes: Full count or representative sample. Every registered suspect, not a sample. Yes: Raw data downloadable. Downloadable through CBS's open OData API. No: No known break or quality problem. Discontinued in 2024; 2021-2022 provisional; it still estimated missing suspects registered by the Royal Marechaussee, which the current tables no longer do.	Not counted

Better and more direct sources count for more. A source that only copies another does not count.

CBS 85658NED 100%

CBS 85658NED100%

Shown but not counted: CBS old table (republishes CBS 85658NED).

How the trust score was worked out

Quality32 / 40: How well the sources are made
Agreement15 / 30: Unknown with one source, so set to half
Independence6 / 20: How many separate ways the number was measured
Freshness10 / 10: How recent the newest data is

How the score works

Who reports it, and since when

Which kinds of source measure this number, which years each one published, and where the reporting stops or has holes.

Police and justice records · 2

No source of these kinds: victim survey, independent count.

Single source: nothing to check it against
CBS old table: no figure here after 2022, while others reach 2025
CBS 85658NED, 2022: On 16 February 2022 CBS announced it would replace the classification by migration background (first and second generation; western and non-western) with own and parents' birthplace plus country of origin by world region and main migration countries, introduced table by table. Its stated reasons: the terms western and non-western are geographically incorrect, and diversity within the two groups is large. source
CBS 85658NED, 2024: In February 2024 CBS discontinued its suspect tables by migration background (last year 2022) and published new tables by own and parents' birthplace and country of origin, covering 2010 onwards. source
CBS 85658NED, 2024: The new tables no longer estimate missing suspects registered by the Royal Marechaussee, deduplicate 2020-2022 better and drop arrested suspects; CBS says the figures differ slightly from the old tables. source
CBS 85658NED, 2024: Figures for 2024 and 2025 are provisional; CBS says provisional figures undercount suspects, by a few percent in the most recent year. source
CBS old table, 2022: Last year published by migration background and generation; CBS discontinued the table in February 2024. source
CBS old table, 2024: The new tables no longer estimate missing suspects registered by the Royal Marechaussee, deduplicate 2020-2022 better and drop arrested suspects; CBS says the figures differ slightly from the old tables. source

Years each source has a figure here

'05'10'15'20'25CBS 85658NEDCBS old table

figure no figure here, inside its range no later figure recorded change

Registered suspects per 100,000 people, all crimes, by own and parents' birthplace (2010–2025)

Each line is the source that counts most for that group.

Born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands
Born in the Netherlands, one parent born abroad
Born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad
Born abroad

Group	Figure	Year	Trust
Born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands	500	2025	63 Moderate
Born in the Netherlands, one parent born abroad	1,080	2025	63 Moderate
Born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad	2,650	2025	63 Moderate
Born abroad	1,040	2025	63 Moderate

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Year	Born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands	Born in the Netherlands, one parent born abroad	Born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad	Born abroad
2010	1,240	2,120	6,390	2,860
2011	1,210	2,070	6,180	2,780
2012	1,110	1,950	5,640	2,560
2013	1,020	1,790	5,350	2,380
2014	960	1,690	4,860	2,160
2015	860	1,550	4,520	1,930
2016	780	1,460	4,100	1,760
2017	720	1,320	3,630	1,550
2018	680	1,260	3,470	1,430
2019	670	1,320	3,540	1,390
2020	610	1,240	3,350	1,270
2021	580	1,160	2,940	1,130
2022	620	1,250	3,000	1,160
2023	560	1,160	2,810	1,090
2024	510	1,100	2,710	1,040
2025	500	1,080	2,650	1,040

Each line is the source that counts most for that group.

Born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands
Born in the Netherlands, one parent born abroad
Born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad
Born abroad

Group	Figure	Year	Trust
Born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands	71.5	2025	71 Moderate
Born in the Netherlands, one parent born abroad	6.37	2025	71 Moderate
Born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad	5.36	2025	71 Moderate
Born abroad	16.77	2025	71 Moderate

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Year	Born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands	Born in the Netherlands, one parent born abroad	Born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad	Born abroad
2022	73.98	6.35	5.17	14.5
2023	72.86	6.33	5.21	15.59
2024	72.13	6.34	5.28	16.25
2025	71.5	6.37	5.36	16.77
2026	70.93	6.39	5.45	17.23

Registered suspects per 100,000 people, violent crimes, by own and parents' birthplace (2010–2025)

Each line is the source that counts most for that group.

Born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands
Born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad
Born abroad

Group	Figure	Year	Trust
Born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands	120	2025	63 Moderate
Born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad	630	2025	63 Moderate
Born abroad	280	2025	63 Moderate

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Year	Born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands	Born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad	Born abroad
2010	340	1,840	930
2011	340	1,840	900
2012	320	1,640	830
2013	290	1,500	740
2014	260	1,350	670
2015	240	1,240	600
2016	210	1,150	540
2017	190	1,010	480
2018	180	940	430
2019	170	940	410
2020	150	900	380
2021	140	790	330
2022	140	780	320
2023	120	680	280
2024	120	650	270
2025	120	630	280

Registered suspects per 100,000 people, all crimes, within CBS household-income bands (2011–2023)

Each line is the source that counts most for that group.

Born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands, household income below the low-income threshold
Born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands, household income at or above the low-income threshold
Born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad, household income below the low-income threshold
Born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad, household income at or above the low-income threshold
Born abroad, household income below the low-income threshold
Born abroad, household income at or above the low-income threshold

Group	Figure	Year	Trust
Born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands, household income below the low-income threshold	2,400	2023	68 Moderate
Born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands, household income at or above the low-income threshold	490	2023	68 Moderate
Born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad, household income below the low-income threshold	6,120	2023	68 Moderate
Born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad, household income at or above the low-income threshold	2,260	2023	68 Moderate
Born abroad, household income below the low-income threshold	1,800	2023	68 Moderate
Born abroad, household income at or above the low-income threshold	880	2023	68 Moderate

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Year	Born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands, household income below the low-income threshold	Born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands, household income at or above the low-income threshold	Born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad, household income below the low-income threshold	Born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad, household income at or above the low-income threshold	Born abroad, household income below the low-income threshold	Born abroad, household income at or above the low-income threshold
2011	4,410	1,020	10,540	5,010	5,090	2,120
2012	4,190	920	9,570	4,410	4,480	1,900
2013	3,960	820	8,950	4,060	4,120	1,690
2014	3,830	770	8,150	3,700	3,820	1,550
2015	3,490	680	7,870	3,470	3,560	1,370
2016	3,400	630	7,430	3,130	3,260	1,260
2017	3,120	580	6,620	2,740	2,830	1,120
2018	3,000	540	6,480	2,610	2,550	1,040
2019	2,990	540	6,830	2,700	2,490	1,040
2020	2,790	490	6,610	2,570	2,270	930
2021	2,600	470	6,040	2,240	2,000	850
2022	2,510	530	6,190	2,410	2,060	940
2023	2,400	490	6,120	2,260	1,800	880

Registered suspects per 100,000 people, all crimes, by country of origin (2010–2025)

Each line is the source that counts most for that group.

Origin in Europe (excluding the Netherlands)

Origin in Turkey

Origin in Morocco

Origin in Suriname

Origin in the Dutch Caribbean

Origin in Indonesia

Origin outside Europe, excluding Turkey, Morocco, Suriname, the Dutch Caribbean and Indonesia

Group	Figure	Year	Trust
Origin in Europe (excluding the Netherlands)	840	2025	63 Moderate
Origin in Turkey	1,400	2025	63 Moderate
Origin in Morocco	2,650	2025	63 Moderate
Origin in Suriname	1,920	2025	63 Moderate
Origin in the Dutch Caribbean	3,060	2025	63 Moderate
Origin in Indonesia	350	2025	63 Moderate
Origin outside Europe, excluding Turkey, Morocco, Suriname, the Dutch Caribbean and Indonesia	1,280	2025	63 Moderate

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Year	Origin in Europe (excluding the Netherlands)	Origin in Turkey	Origin in Morocco	Origin in Suriname	Origin in the Dutch Caribbean	Origin in Indonesia	Origin outside Europe, excluding Turkey, Morocco, Suriname, the Dutch Caribbean and Indonesia
2010	1,760	4,010	6,680	4,990	6,910	1,250	3,230
2011	1,730	3,880	6,440	4,890	6,780	1,210	3,150
2012	1,620	3,540	5,960	4,540	6,480	1,080	2,860
2013	1,500	3,260	5,670	4,250	6,140	1,030	2,660
2014	1,410	2,970	5,140	3,950	5,560	930	2,420
2015	1,280	2,670	4,760	3,590	5,010	830	2,190
2016	1,180	2,490	4,250	3,330	4,690	760	2,000
2017	1,070	2,110	3,740	2,900	4,250	650	1,810
2018	1,010	1,970	3,480	2,760	3,960	600	1,700
2019	1,050	1,970	3,540	2,730	3,910	600	1,660
2020	960	1,870	3,430	2,430	3,690	530	1,520
2021	900	1,610	3,040	2,210	3,220	460	1,340
2022	940	1,610	3,010	2,280	3,400	470	1,420
2023	920	1,470	2,770	2,100	3,170	440	1,320
2024	860	1,450	2,700	2,000	3,040	370	1,260
2025	840	1,400	2,650	1,920	3,060	350	1,280

Each line is the source that counts most for that group.

Origin in Europe (excluding the Netherlands)

Origin in Turkey

Origin in Morocco

Origin in Suriname

Origin in the Dutch Caribbean

Origin in Indonesia

Origin outside Europe, excluding Turkey, Morocco, Suriname, the Dutch Caribbean and Indonesia

Group	Figure	Year	Trust
Origin in Europe (excluding the Netherlands)	9.49	2025	71 Moderate
Origin in Turkey	2.6	2025	71 Moderate
Origin in Morocco	2.4	2025	71 Moderate
Origin in Suriname	2.04	2025	71 Moderate
Origin in the Dutch Caribbean	1.09	2025	71 Moderate
Origin in Indonesia	1.95	2025	71 Moderate
Origin outside Europe, excluding Turkey, Morocco, Suriname, the Dutch Caribbean and Indonesia	8.92	2025	71 Moderate

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Year	Origin in Europe (excluding the Netherlands)	Origin in Turkey	Origin in Morocco	Origin in Suriname	Origin in the Dutch Caribbean	Origin in Indonesia	Origin outside Europe, excluding Turkey, Morocco, Suriname, the Dutch Caribbean and Indonesia
2022	8.4	2.45	2.38	2.06	1.05	2.07	7.62
2023	9.08	2.49	2.39	2.04	1.07	2.02	8.04
2024	9.35	2.55	2.39	2.04	1.08	1.99	8.48
2025	9.49	2.6	2.4	2.04	1.09	1.95	8.92
2026	9.59	2.65	2.41	2.04	1.1	1.92	9.36

Registered suspects per 100,000 people, sexual offences, by migration background, old CBS classification (2010–2022)

Each line is the source that counts most for that group.

Dutch background
Western migration background
Non-western migration background

Group	Figure	Year	Trust
Dutch background	10	2022	60 Moderate
Western migration background	10	2022	60 Moderate
Non-western migration background	40	2022	60 Moderate

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Year	Dutch background	Western migration background	Non-western migration background
2005	40	40	130
2006	40	40	120
2007	30	40	110
2008	30	30	100
2009	30	30	90
2010	30	30	80
2011	20	30	80
2012	20	20	70
2013	20	20	60
2014	20	20	60
2015	20	20	60
2016	10	20	50
2017	10	20	50
2018	10	20	50
2019	10	10	40
2020	10	10	40
2021	10	10	40
2022	10	10	40

Each line is the source that counts most for that group.

Dutch background
Western migration background
Non-western migration background

Group	Figure	Year	Trust
Dutch background	74.77	2022	68 Moderate
Western migration background	10.85	2022	68 Moderate
Non-western migration background	14.38	2022	68 Moderate

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Year	Dutch background	Western migration background	Non-western migration background
2010	79.73	9.06	11.21
2011	79.42	9.17	11.4
2012	79.11	9.3	11.58
2013	78.88	9.4	11.72
2014	78.64	9.49	11.87
2015	78.31	9.63	12.06
2016	77.9	9.75	12.35
2017	77.39	9.89	12.73
2018	76.88	10.06	13.05
2019	76.36	10.27	13.38
2020	75.75	10.5	13.74
2021	75.36	10.64	14
2022	74.77	10.85	14.38

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Statistics Netherlands (CBS) · Statistics officeFunding: Dutch state budget. sourceIn its own words: “Statistics Netherlands (CBS) provides relevant and independent figures on a wide range of societal issues.” source, retrieved 2026-10-27

CBS StatLine 85658NED, Verdachten; geslacht, leeftijd, herkomst, opleiding, huishoudensinkomenStatistics Netherlands (CBS) (statistics office) · Police and justice recordsUsed for 20 numbers; counts toward 20. Years 2023 to 2025. Retrieved 2026-10-27.Open the publisher's page
CBS StatLine 85384NED, Bevolking; geslacht, leeftijd, herkomstland en geboorteland (ouders), 1 januariStatistics Netherlands (CBS) (statistics office) · Population registerUsed for 11 numbers; counts toward 11. Years 2025. Retrieved 2026-10-27.Open the publisher's page
CBS StatLine 81947NED (discontinued), Verdachten; delictgroep, geslacht, leeftijd, migratieachtergrondStatistics Netherlands (CBS) (statistics office) · Police and justice recordsUsed for 3 numbers; counts toward 3. Years 2022. Retrieved 2026-10-27.Open the publisher's page
CBS StatLine 84910NED (discontinued), Bevolking; migratieachtergrond, generatie, leeftijd, regio, 1 januariStatistics Netherlands (CBS) (statistics office) · Population registerUsed for 3 numbers; counts toward 3. Years 2022. Retrieved 2026-10-27.Open the publisher's page
CBS StatLine 81959NED (discontinued), Verdachten; geslacht, leeftijd, migratieachtergrond en generatieStatistics Netherlands (CBS) (statistics office) · Police and justice recordsUsed for 7 numbers; counts toward 0 (shown only). Years 2022. Retrieved 2026-10-27.Not counted where: it republishes CBS 85658NED.Open the publisher's page

Why the numbers differ (7)

Age and sex. Young men are registered far more often than other people, and the groups differ in age. In CBS's own breakdown for 2025, among men aged 18 to 22 the rates were 2,120, 3,830, 6,710 and 3,000 per 100,000 for people born in the Netherlands to two Dutch-born parents, with one parent born abroad, with two parents born abroad, and people born abroad; among women of the same age 400, 670, 770 and 340. These are published rates for each age and sex group, not an adjustment. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
Income bands cover only part of each group. Suspects in households without a full year of income (for example recent arrivals, students on student finance and people not in the population register) are in neither band. In 2023 that was 9,000 of 66,790 suspects born in the Netherlands to Dutch-born parents, 4,300 of 20,620 with two parents born abroad and 28,100 of 50,740 born abroad. CBS rounds the income-band counts to hundreds. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
Counts and rates cover different people. Suspects who are not in the population register (for example visitors and people without a registered address) are in CBS's counts but not in its rates; in 2025, 1,220 suspects had no known country of origin and are counted only in the total and among people born abroad. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
Old and new classification. The discontinued table counted people born abroad with two Dutch-born parents as Dutch background, put people with one and with two foreign-born parents together as the second generation, and estimated missing suspects registered by the Royal Marechaussee. For 2022 it gives 610 per 100,000 for Dutch background against 620 in the current table for people born in the Netherlands to two Dutch-born parents, and 1,190 for the first generation against 1,160 for people born abroad. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
CBS's yearly integration report expresses the same register as a percentage of residents aged 12 and over, so its figures differ slightly from the StatLine rates per 10,000 residents used here. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
A registered suspect is a person the police have reasonable grounds to suspect of a crime; CBS notes that not every suspect will be found guilty, and that some cases are dropped or settled by the prosecutor.
Registration also depends on whether a crime is reported and on where the police look, which can differ between offence types and places.

Common mistakes (4)

Reading suspects as offenders or convicts. These are people registered as suspects by the police in the year, counted once each however many crimes they were suspected of. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
Comparing groups across the two classifications. The current table starts in 2010; the old one ended in 2022 with different groups and a different method, so its lines are kept apart. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
Treating origin as citizenship. CBS's origin groups are defined by the person's and the parents' country of birth, not by nationality. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
Reading a rate as the share of a group that commits crime. Most people in every group were not registered as a suspect in the year: the highest rate on this page, 6,120 per 100,000, is a few percent of the group. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)

Context (4)

Sources considered and not used (5)

Sexual offences in the current suspect table (CBS 85658NED): Not published separately: CBS counts all sexual offences inside the violent-crime group. Sexual offences by origin are shown only from the discontinued table, which ends in 2022. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
CBS 85656NED, registrations of suspects by nationality: Counts registrations by nationality, not people by birthplace or origin, so it answers a different question. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
Education breakdown of CBS 85658NED: Left out to keep the page to the income question asked; CBS publishes it in the same table from 2013. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
Arrested suspects (aangehouden verdachten) in CBS 81959NED: A different measure, published only to 2014 and dropped from the current tables. (source, retrieved 2026-10-27)
Prosecution and court outcomes by origin: Not part of the CBS StatLine suspect tables used here; suspects, people prosecuted and people convicted are different counts and are not mixed on this page.

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All crimes: suspects per 100,000, born in the Netherlands, both parents born in the Netherlands

All crimes: suspects per 100,000, born in the Netherlands, both parents born abroad

All crimes: suspects per 100,000, born abroad

Registered suspects per 100,000 people, all crimes, by own and parents' birthplace (2010–2025)

Share of the population (%), by own and parents' birthplace (1 January 2022–2026)

Registered suspects per 100,000 people, violent crimes, by own and parents' birthplace (2010–2025)

Registered suspects per 100,000 people, all crimes, within CBS household-income bands (2011–2023)

Registered suspects per 100,000 people, all crimes, by country of origin (2010–2025)

Share of the population (%), by country of origin (1 January 2022–2026)

Registered suspects per 100,000 people, sexual offences, by migration background, old CBS classification (2010–2022)

Share of the population (%), by migration background, old CBS classification (1 January 2010–2022)

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