Safety, crime & institutions
Part II — life in the Netherlands
What it shows
One of the OECD's steepest crime declines (~2002–2018, registered series back to 1948), now plateaued — confirmed by both police records and victim surveys; and a trust bifurcation: police and judiciary trust high, trust in parliament at a record low (~25% in 2025).
What it cannot prove
Whether the crime plateau is a behavioural or registration artefact, or real; causality between unsafety perception and political trust.
K1Registered crime
45.0/1,000
→1y 0.0 · 5y -2.0 · 10y -13.0
ACBSsince 1948 · as of 2025
K2Crime victims
20.0% of adults
·1y — · 5y — · 10y —
ACBSsince 2021 · as of 2025
K3Feel unsafe sometimes
16.8%
·1y — · 5y — · 10y —
ACBSsince 2021 · as of 2025
K4Trust in parliament
24.6%
↘1y -6.7 · 5y -28.6 · 10y -9.8
ACBSsince 2012 · as of 2025
More indicators for this domain are planned — see the methodology & roadmap. Missing here means not credible yet, not forgotten.