Suspects of crimes; age, gender and recidivism

This table provides data on registered and apprehended suspects of an offence recorded during the reporting year, distinguishing by age, gender and repeat offence. The table shows the number of suspects of crime per population group in absolute and relative figures. The relative figure is calculated per 10 000 persons in the selected population. Personal data of persons who are not residents of the Netherlands is often missing. These persons are included in the absolute figures, but not in the relative. A person who has been registered or apprehended more than once within a reporting year is counted only once in the total number of suspects. Data on registered suspects will be available from 2005. Due to the disappearance of the Recognition Service Systems (HKS), figures on suspects detained are available from 2005 to 2014. Status of the figures: The figures until 2019 are final. The figures for 2020 and 2021 are provisional. Preliminary figures give an underestimation of the final number of suspects. The provisional number of suspects in the most recent year is a few percent lower than the final number. Changes as of March 2022: Figures on the number of suspects registered for the year 2021 have been added. The figures for the number of suspects registered for the years 2019 and 2020 have been adjusted by compliance with information. When new figures will be available: New figures on the registered suspects will be available from the previous year at the beginning of 2023.