Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Netherlands

Netherlands: Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court was 66,894 Number in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
66,894 Number
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
12th
of 41 countries
All-time high
115,051 Number
in 2008
All-time low
59,444 Number
in 2020
Years of data
16
2008–2023

Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Netherlands, 2008–2023

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k2008201520232008: 115.1k Number2009: 114.8k Number2010: 98.2k Number2011: 93.4k Number2012: 87.9k Number2013: 92.2k Number2014: 88.9k Number2015: 91.4k Number2016: 81.8k Number2017: 82.1k Number2018: 78.5k Number2019: 76.8k Number2020: 59.4k Number2021: 62.1k Number2022: 62.5k Number2023: 66.9k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Netherlands is 66,894 Number, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Netherlands peaked at 115,051 Number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 59,444 Number, in 2020.

That places Netherlands 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process in Netherlands, 2008 to 2023.
Year Number Change
2008 115,051 Number
2009 114,849 Number -0.2%
2010 98,150 Number -14.5%
2011 93,362 Number -4.9%
2012 87,879 Number -5.9%
2013 92,190 Number +4.9%
2014 88,878 Number -3.6%
2015 91,446 Number +2.9%
2016 81,799 Number -10.5%
2017 82,070 Number +0.3%
2018 78,546 Number -4.3%
2019 76,827 Number -2.2%
2020 59,444 Number -22.6%
2021 62,103 Number +4.5%
2022 62,543 Number +0.7%
2023 66,894 Number +7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 114,950 Number 114,849 Number 115,051 Number 2
2010s 87,115 Number 76,827 Number 98,150 Number 10
2020s 62,746 Number 59,444 Number 66,894 Number 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 9 Switzerland 109,821 Number compare
  2. 10 Sweden 83,235 Number compare
  3. 11 Finland 78,807 Number compare
  4. 12 Netherlands 66,894 Number compare
  5. 14 Denmark 57,761 Number compare
  6. 15 Hungary 54,431 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Netherlands?
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Netherlands was 66,894 Number in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 115,051 Number in 2008.
What is the lowest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 59,444 Number in 2020.
How does Netherlands rank for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court?
Netherlands ranks 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
Is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 686 data points, 2008–2024
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