Assault rate of Netherlands dropped by 5.59% from 298.5 cases per 100,000 population in 2014 to 281.8 cases per 100,000 population in 2015. Since the 3.06% upward trend in 2007, assault rate plummeted by 35.18% in 2015.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.'Assault' means physical attack against the body of another person resulting in serious bodily injury; excluding indecent/sexual assault; threats and slapping/punching. 'Assault' leading to death should also be excluded. (UN-CTS M3.2)