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Netherlands

The Netherlands regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Police and prosecution statistics are published annually. A victimization survey is conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics every two years and the results are published here.

The Netherlands' Criminal Code contains no hate crime provisions, and hate crimes are addressed as "criminal offences with a discriminatory aspect". The Public Prosecution Service provides guidance on investigating and prosecuting such offences (Aanwijzing Discriminatie), including on prioritising discrimination offences.  

In October 2021, the Netherlands appointed a National Coordinator against Discrimination and Racism to ensure a comprehensive approach to countering discrimination and hate crime, including with the involvement of civil society.

In May 2022, a new State Commission against Discrimination and Racism (State Commission) was tasked with conducting research into discrimination and racism, including hate crimes.

The Ministry of the Interior (MoI) regularly consults civil society organizations (CSOs) on anti-discrimination policies. In particular, the MoI has entered into a formal co-operation agreement with the CSO Discriminatie.nl, which monitors discrimination in the Netherlands.

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Download the 2014 hate crime report for Netherlands

OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
2023 3,301 97 Not available
2022 2,476 81 Not available
2021 2,417 485 Not available
2020 2133 409 Not available
2019 2016 343 Not available
2018 3299 312 91
2017 3499 331 79
2016 4376 - -
2015 5288 Not available Not available
2014 5721 133 87
2013 3614 83 89
2012 3292 114 Not available
2011 2802 169 Not available
2010 3538 170 90
2009 2212 160 135

About 2014 Data

    Figures reported to ODIHR and presented here include hate speech and discrimination offences (or "basic forms of discrimination") as well as hate crimes ("common offences with a discriminatory motive"). Where multiple biases are registered in an offence, each of them is reported individually in the breakdown below.

Hate crime recorded by police

  • By bias motivation
  • By type of crime
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National developments

The Netherlands launched a 4-year awareness campaign to encourage victims of discrimination and hate crimes to report incidents to the authorities. As part of the campaign, the development of a tool to facilitate citizens' reporting is foreseen.

Dialogue has been launched between the local councils, police and the prosecutor's office, on the possibility to institutionalize co-operation when dealing with cases of discrimination and hate crimes. The possibility of standardizing procedures through the adoption of guidelines and the establishment of regional consultative platforms has been considered.

The NGO Anne Frank House has been granted direct access to the Police database of crime reports, in order to identify hate crimes and other discriminatory crimes and publicize this information. The resulting annual Monitoring Report thus provides an authoritative overview of hate crimes recorded by the Police.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that the Netherlands has not reported on cases of hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech and/or discrimination.

Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See

TOTAL 60 INCIDENTS
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Reports

Anti-Semitic hate crime

Israel Information and Documentation Centre reported six physical assaults, including one in which a Rabbi was almost run over by a car and another in which a woman was violently grabbed; three threats; two incidents of damage to property; and 20 incidents of damage to Jewish property.

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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

ILGA-Europe reported four physical assaults causing serious injuries, including one carried out by a group and one involving a threat with a knife. In one case, the victim's earrings were ripped out and he was beaten, and in the other the victim was stabbed multiple times. IGLA-Europe reported an additional physical assault against the owner of a café.

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Anti-Muslim hate crime

Turkish Forum reported a physical attack against a Muslim woman, during which her veil was torn off; five incidents of threats, one of which involved damage to a private home; three arson attacks, including one on a mosque; two attempted arson attacks on mosques; eight incidents of graffiti; four incidents of damage to property; and the desecration of a mosque involving a pig's head. 

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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

No information is available.

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