Sex crime reports rise in NL after new laws came into force

Dutch police received reports of 14,800 sex-related crimes last year, some 800 more than in 2023, with a clear peak in the second half of the year. “It was even busier than in 2022, with the revelations surrounding The Voice of Holland and others,” said Caroline Monster, head of the national police sex crime team. The increase in the second half of the year coincided with the introduction of new legislation, which makes it an offence to proceed with sex...