violent crime

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A Dutch police badge lying on a desk with a police officer typing on a computer in the background
Crime
Reports of online sex abuse increased 46% last year; More minors linked to serious crime
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A photo of Ukrainian boy Milan, 16, who disappeared from Heemskerk on Christmas Day, 2025
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Police: No signs of violent crime in death of 16-year-old Ukrainian boy found in water
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Handcuffs, radio Dutch Police Car
Crime
Suspect confesses to stripping Haarlem boy, beating him while unconscious
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A person under arrest
Crime
Over 1 in 10 Dutch young people have been suspected of a crime
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Girl crying holding smartphone
Politics
Dutch government introduces new law requiring schools to report serious bullying
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An explosion destroyed at least five apartments on Tarwekamp in The Hague. Four people were quickly hospitalized as rescuers searched for missing people. 7 Dec. 2024
Crime
Record number of reports about explosives at anonymous tip line
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William Lyle J. in 2021 and Steven C. in 2007, both held in the murder of Thomas Schwarz, a German man living in Bergen, Limburg. 2021
Crime
Swiss extortionist, three former U.S. soldiers convicted in German farmer’s killing
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Hands painted in the rainbow colors of the Pride flag, forming a heart
Crime
LGBTQIA+ people twice as likely to face sexual violence; 10% faced violence last year
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An explosion took place in front of a home on Gretha Hofstralaan in Vlaardingen early on 12 December 2023
Crime
Minute's silence held for deceased Vlaardingen plumber
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An explosion took place in front of a home on Gretha Hofstralaan in Vlaardingen early on 12 December 2023
Crime
Plumber hounded by threats and explosions for 16 months dies at age 45
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KNVB and Nike presented a new kit for Oranje, 18 March 2024
Crime
Video: Dutch football fans fight with England supporters outside Dortmund restaurant
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Politie patch on a Dutch police officer's uniform
Crime
28-year-old woman found dead in Rotterdam home, suspect arrested
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Suspect arrested in a major sexual extortion investigation in Delft, 1 October 2019
CrimePolitics
Tougher laws on sex crimes, harassment and abuse take effect in the Netherlands today
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Skyline of Rotterdam. View from the Euromast Tower. 22 July 2020
Crime
Violent afternoon in Rotterdam area ends with boy’s stabbing in Spijkenisse
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A Dutch police officer arresting a boy
Crime
Quarter of crime suspects in Netherlands younger than 23
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5,160 kilos cocaine found in a rice container from Paraguay at the port of Antwerp, 12 June 2022
Crime
Corruption, violence plague EU as organized crime drug revenue hits €31 billion
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Hague police officer
Crime
Violent incident linked to man's death in Groningen town
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A Rotterdam apartment building on Van Speykstraat targeted in explosions and gunshot incidents. 26 April 2023
Crime
Over 180 explosions and gunfire incidents in Rotterdam region so far this year
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Police investigating a crime scene. Stock Photo police.
Crime
Man dies in violent crime in Maassluis, perpetrator still on the run
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Jail
Crime
Prisoners convicted of violent crimes and sex offenses face reintegration backlog
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The aftermath of an explosion targeting an ATM in Amsterdam. Aug. 14, 2022.
Crime
Amsterdam police to tackle rise in shootings & explosions at ATMs, cafes, and homes
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Students walk past a rainbow flag flying above the University of Amsterdam’s Science Park campus, 8 Jan 2019
CrimePoliticsTechScience
Scientists will soon be able to report threats of violence more easily
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Gavel with lady justice in the background
Crime
Prosecutor breaking rules by not taking serious crimes to court: report
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Stabbing incident in De Pijp on May 21, 2021
Crime
Witnesses of fatal stabbing in Amsterdam said suspect behaved disturbed