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The number of Dutch citizens that have fallen victim to cybercrime has increased in 2019
There were fewer cybercrime cases between 2012 and 2017. At that time, people were troubled by the so-called skimming, where criminals tried to read people's pin codes when debiting. The anti-skimming measures were effective, reducing the number of digital crime cases.
In the meantime, criminals have taken a different course and the percentage of Dutch citizens who have fallen victim to cyber crime has risen from 11 percent in 2017 to 13 percent last year. This concerns, for example, sales fraud, credit card fraud and hacking. Bullying and stalking via the internet is also counted as cyber crime.
Traditional crime decreased by one third between 2012 and 2019. In particular, there was a sharp decline in vandalism and the number of property crimes. Property crimes include, for example, burglary and theft.
According to the CBS, the decrease corresponds to the number of reports made to the police. The police see a declining willingness to file a report. In 2012, 38 percent of the criminal incidents were reported. Last year it dropped to 32 percent. The willingness to file declarations has also declined