Overview
- The tipline forwarded 32,007 reports, a 32% year-over-year rise, with roughly 15,000 concerning drug crime.
- Information from callers helped trace 3,452 suspects and remove 1,140 weapons, according to the annual results.
- The national ‘Houd misdaad uit je buurt’ campaign is cited for driving new reporting through clearer guidance on recognizing criminal activity.
- Reporting varied widely by region: Limburg led per capita (24.4 per 10,000), while Zuid-Holland logged relatively fewer tips yet the most suspects and weapons located.
- Tips underpinned major actions, including an 8.5 million illicit‑cigarette haul in Gelderland, arrests in the Feyenoord ‘paalgooiers’ case, and a €2 million crypto seizure in Brabant, as Utrecht, Groningen, Drenthe and Flevoland also posted sharp increases.