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In 2025, 757 cases were reported to a police expertise center; a year earlier, there were 673 cases.
The number of reported cases of honor-motivated violence has risen sharply in the Netherlands over the past ten years, according to figures from the National Expertise Center for Honor-Related Violence: from 481 to 757. "Even a photo on social media can be a trigger for violence."
More reports of honor-related violence in the Netherlands
The number of reports of honor-related violence in the Netherlands is on the rise. Last year, the national expertise center for this type of violence recorded 757 cases, compared to 673 in 2024, NOS reports.The Expertise Center for Honor-Related Violence helps the police in cases of violence against a family member perceived to have smirched the family honor.
The number of reports of honor-related violence in the Netherlands has risen again. Last year, the National Expertise Centre for Honor-Related Violence (LEC EGG) handled 757 cases. That is considerably more than in 2024, when there were 673 cases, and in 2023, when 619 cases were registered. According to the expertise centre, this increase can be partly explained by the fact that the team is being called in more frequently and more quickly. At t…
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