This table contains data on all people who have been arrested by the police as suspects of crimes and who also appear in the Municipal Personal Records Database (GBA). Detained suspects whose personal data are not included in the GBA are not included in this table. The table shows per population group in absolute and relative figures how many suspects of crimes there are. The relative figures indicate how many people per 1,000 people of the selected population group are suspected of committing a crime. The population groups can be selected by origin, age group and gender. The suspects can also be distinguished according to the type of crime they are suspected of. Persons suspected of multiple types of crimes are listed in a separate category. The data concern suspects and not convicts. It is estimated that more than 90% of the suspects are offered a transaction by the Public Prosecution Service (OM) or are declared guilty by the court at a later stage. The data on the suspects come from the Herkenningsdienstsystemen (HKS) of the police. Data are available from 1999. Status of the figures: The figures up to and including 2009 are final. The figures for 2010 and 2011 are provisional. The HKS is updated annually with new and improved data. For example, persons who turned out to be falsely suspected are removed from the HKS. In addition, registration backlogs are cleared. 2010 is expected to change slightly. The number of suspects in 2011 will in reality be higher than the number presented in the table. When will new figures become available: This table has been discontinued on 11-01-2013 and continued as Suspects; gender, age, ethnic group and type of crime
