The police arrested 1,268 young people up to the age of 18 this year for illegal possession of weapons, a sharp increase compared to four years ago, according to the police. In 2019, there were 315 minors arrested for similar crimes. The police are concerned about the fact that more and more young people are being arrested for the illegal possession of weapons.

The number of knives and other stabbing weapons seized rose from 33 to 355 in the past four years. In 2019, the police confiscated 27 firearms from young people, a figure which soared to 144.

Carrying weapons should never be considered normal. If you have a weapon in your pocket, you are more likely to actually use it. With all the risks of serious injury or even death.

Last November, for example, a 14-year-old boy in Hoorn died from a stabbing incident at his school, for which a 16-year-old suspect was arrested.

https://nltimes.nl/2022/12/30/four-times-many-young-people-arrested-weapons-2019