This table shows court criminal cases that are registered with a public prosecutor's office, on which the Public Prosecution Service (OM) has taken a decision and cases that have been settled by the court of first instance. The data can be broken down by type of suspect, migration background and age at the time the offense was committed. The decisions taken by the Public Prosecution Service are subdivided according to the type of decision. The settlements by the court are subdivided according to type of final decision and type of sanction. Cases added to another case by the court at the hearing are not counted as settlement. The table concerns personal data on the theme of prosecution and trial. The personal data relate to characteristics of the suspect/convict in a case. The figures therefore also concern the related matters. The table is not unique at the individual level. Firstly, persons can appear in this table several times in a year if they are suspects/convicts in several cases in that year. For example, a person can be a suspect in several cases that are reported to the Public Prosecution Service in a year. Second, it is possible for a person's case to be counted in several stages within a year; for example, if the case enters the Public Prosecution Service in the same year as the Public Prosecution Service takes a decision in the case. Data available from 2001. StatLine table not yet adapted to the new classification of origin: Statistics Netherlands is switching to a new classification of the population by origin. From now on, where someone was born is more decisive than where someone's parents were born. The word migration background is no longer used. The main division western/non-western is replaced by a division based on continents and common immigration countries. This classification is gradually being introduced in tables and publications with population by origin. It can be decided that the origin classification will be dropped for a StatLine table. Status of the figures: The figures are final. Changes as of March 2023. The figures for the year 2021 were delayed and have now been added. When will new numbers come out? The figures for 2022 will be published in the summer of 2023.
