Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle· Renew

Confirmed

According to the Scientific Research and Data Centre in the Netherlands, asylum seekers are less often suspected of criminality when compared to a comparable group of Dutch people rather than to all Dutch people.

Omissions

• The WODC research specifically highlights that the comparison should account for demographic factors such as age and sex, as these characteristics significantly influence crime rates in general populations
• The most recent WODC report (Cahier 2024-12) was published in 2024, covering data up to that period

Sources

• PrimaryWODC - Cahier 2024-12: Incidents and Crimes by Residents of COA and Emergency Shelters (Summary)Differences in crime rates between asylum migrants and other suspects in the Netherlands disappear when background characteristics such as age and sex are taken into account
• AcademicResearchGate - Suspects of Crime in the Population and Asylum Migrants in the NetherlandsAsylum migrants are more involved in crime than the total Dutch population, but this difference is explained by demographic composition; when compared to comparable groups, crime rates are similar or lower