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Plea deals surge in Netherlands as suspects trade trials for lighter sentences

8 November 2025 - 17:15

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Social media drives children into crime at younger ages, Rotterdam judges warn

20 October 2025 - 12:00

Amsterdam police investigating the discovery of a dead 55-year-old Spanish man on the Amstel River at Sarphatistraat. 22 March 2024

Dutch police investigating 133 homicides in 2024, Amsterdam total doubles to 20

31 December 2024 - 16:38

Scales of justice and gavel on law book

Fewer crimes in Netherlands last year; more criminal assets seized

23 May 2019 - 14:50

Erik Akerboom

Dropping crime figures clash with reality, National Police Chief says

16 May 2018 - 15:00

Rotterdam crime going deeper underground says prosecutor

15 March 2016 - 14:00

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