Victims of Crime

More than three million people in the Netherlands are victims of crime each year. Are all Dutch citizens equally at risk of becoming victims? And of those who become victims, which report the offence to the police, and what motivates them to do so? What role does the victim play in the criminal justice process? And how afraid are Dutch citizens generally of becoming victims of crime?
These and related questions are the focus of this publication, in which the Netherlands Institute for Social Research/SCP presents the state of the art as regards current knowledge about victims of crime. It provides an insight into the position of victims, presents the current status of research in this field and outlines the policy that is pursued in order to improve the position of victims.