Thefts recorded by the police in Netherlands

Police in Netherlands recorded 1,331 thefts per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024.

Measure: Thefts recorded by the police Unit: Offences per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 2008 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Netherlands, 2024 1,331 Offences per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 −47per 100,000 people 2023: 1,378 per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 731 per 100,000 people Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 12th of 35 See the full ranking

Thefts recorded by the police in Netherlands over time

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Offences per 100,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Thefts recorded by the police (offences per 100,000 inhabitants), 2008 to 2024
Period Netherlands
2024 1,331 per 100,000 people
2023 1,378 per 100,000 people
2022 1,324 per 100,000 people
2021 1,053 per 100,000 people
2020 1,176 per 100,000 people
2019 1,353 per 100,000 people
2018 1,362 per 100,000 people
2017 1,517 per 100,000 people
2016 1,791 per 100,000 people
2015 1,983 per 100,000 people
2014 2,171 per 100,000 people
2013 2,336 per 100,000 people
2012 2,348 per 100,000 people
2011 2,359 per 100,000 people
2010 2,289 per 100,000 people
2009 4,266 per 100,000 people
2008 4,292 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −47 from 1,378 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 2,171 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −841.
  • Among the 35 countries with data for 2024, Netherlands has the 12th highest value.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
crim_off_cat · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A iccs=ICCS0502 unit=P_HTHAB
Observation period
2008 to 2024 for Netherlands
Provider update
29 April 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat