burglaries were most frequent in these neighborhoods
It will only happen to you: a home burglary. In the past nine months, burglars have been charged 1,247 times in Amsterdam. Several areas even up to the most frequent burglary in the province.
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In the Netherlands, 17,000 homes were broken into. That’s an average of 59 times a day, according to an analysis by LocalFocus based on police records. Good to know: the figures cover the period from January to September 2021.
Home burglaries in Amsterdam
With 1,247 burglaries in the first nine months of this year, the burglars did not sit still. Yet it is a lot less than in the same period last year, when 1,881 were still issued. Unfortunately, there are 11 Amsterdam neighborhoods in the list where the most burglaries in North Holland are located.
Curious in which neighborhoods in North Holland were burglarized the most? LocalFocus has mapped out the numbers.
Fewer home burglaries during curfew
The number of domestic burglaries in the Netherlands was lower this year than last year. according to the CBS the decrease is due to the fact that people were at home much more often during this period. It is striking that few burglaries were counted, especially in February, March and April. In that period, there was a curfew in the Netherlands. After the curfew was lifted, the number of burglaries increased again through August. Although the overview amounts are lower than in the past two years.
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