Police in the Netherlands recorded 867 antisemitic incidents in 2025. Despite Jews making up less than 0.3% of the Dutch population, antisemitism accounted for 26% of all discrimination offences registered by the Public Prosecution Service.
Within the 2025 figures, 34 cases involved violent antisemitism, down from 42 in 2024. However, antisemitic threats increased slightly, rising from 88 to 93 cases. Authorities note that while some categories have shifted, the overall level of incidents remains consistently high.
More than 400 of the recorded incidents involved Jewish individuals or institutions in everyday environments, including residential areas, streets, Jewish buildings, and cemeteries. Officials emphasise that this means nearly half of all cases directly impact Jewish life in public or semi-public spaces.
Eddo Verdoner, National Coordinator on Antisemitism Combating, warned of the risk of normalisation: “We have been counting hundreds of antisemitic incidents every year for years. What I fear is that we are slowly becoming used to figures that are unacceptable, that hatred becomes the new normal.” He added that Jewish life in the Netherlands increasingly depends on intensive security measures, including police protection, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, surveillance systems, and reinforced infrastructure such as bulletproof glass.
Data from the Openbaar Ministerie shows that antisemitism remains disproportionately represented within discrimination cases. In 2025, 26% of all discrimination offences recorded by the prosecution service were classified as antisemitic, compared with 37% in 2024. The decline is largely attributed to an unusually high number of football-related discrimination cases in the previous year. Overall, antisemitism still represents a significant share of all recorded discrimination, particularly given the small size of the Jewish population.
Police figures also show that antisemitism constitutes around 8% of all discrimination incidents recorded nationally, rising to approximately 15% in online environments.
Verdoner stressed the stark imbalance between population size and victimisation rates: “Antisemitism accounts for 8% of all discrimination incidents recorded by the police, and as much as 15% online, while Jews make up less than 0.3% of the population.”
The National Coordinator is urging full implementation of the Netherlands’ Antisemitism Strategy 2024–2030. Priorities include improving detection and prosecution rates, particularly in online spaces, strengthening Holocaust education, and promoting greater visibility of Jewish life in the Netherlands as a means of countering ignorance and prejudice.
“The figures once again paint a worrying picture,” Verdoner concluded. “This requires decisive action — in schools, online, and in the courtroom.”
