Police stormed a quiet Gelderland village in response to the shooting and officials have yet to release details on what triggered the overnight violence.
Police stormed a quiet Gelderland village in response to the shooting and officials have yet to release details on what triggered the overnight violence.
I couldn’t find statistics to back up your claim.
Based on what I can find, crime rates have actually dropped significantly since the start of the century (2000: 90 crimes per 1000 residents, 2025: 45 crimes per 1000 residents).
Drug related offences in The Netherlands are three times as low compared to Germany, and five times as low as France per 100k residents.
Homicide rate has dropped significantly for all three countries. In 2023, the homicide rate in The Netherlands was 0.3 per 100k residents, while Germany scored 0.5 and France had the most with 0.8 residents per 100k residents. Just for comparison, the US has 5.8 homicides per 100k people.
This particular shooting is linked to the famous criminal Bolle Jos, who is hiding in Africa and is very much on the radar of the Dutch investigation and intervention unit.