# One in five crime victims in the Netherlands suffers psychological problems

> Statistics Netherlands (CBS) finds psychological problems are most common after online threats and violent crime, and twice as likely when the offender is known to the victim.

Society · published 2026-11-08 05:50 · https://nlnow.nl/a/one-in-five-crime-victims-in-the-netherlands-suffers-psychological-problems/

In 2025, 20% of crime victims said the offence left them with emotional or psychological problems, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports. The figures come from the Veiligheidsmonitor 2025, a survey held every two years among people aged 15 or older.

Online threats and intimidation hit hardest: 40% of those victims had psychological problems. Violent crime followed at 32%. CBS says victims of crimes that come close, through a known offender or in their own neighbourhood, relatively often have psychological problems as a result.

**Online threats and violence most often leave psychological problems** (% of victims; source: CBS, Veiligheidsmonitor 2025)

- Online threats or intimidation: 40
- Violent crime: 32.2
- Property crime: 19.5
- Vandalism: 14.6
- Hacking: 14.5
- Online scams and fraud: 11.6

## Known offenders and the neighbourhood

Online threats by a known offender led to psychological problems in 54% of victims, against 27% when the offender was unknown. For violent crime the shares were 46% and 25%.

Place matters too. Of victims of vandalism in their own neighbourhood, 17% had psychological problems, against 8% elsewhere. Among burglary victims the share was 30%.

## Injury and money problems

Among victims of property crime who were physically injured, 72% had psychological problems, against 19% of those without injury. Of scam and fraud victims who ran into financial problems, 39% had psychological problems, against 9% of those who did not.

## Background

- **CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek)**: Statistics Netherlands, the independent government body that produces the official statistics on the Dutch economy and society.

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