Opinions on establishing a national DNA databank in the Netherlands 2018
This statistic displays the opinions on establishing a national DNA databank in the Netherlands in 2018. In August 2018, a breakthrough in a long unsolved crime case, the murder of 11-year old Nicky Verstappen, was reached following a successful DNA match. The suspect had ignored several appeals to give his DNA over the years. Earlier the murder of Marianne Vaatstra was solved in the same way.
When asked whether a DNA database should be established in the Netherlands, less than 30 percent said they disagreed with the proposal.
When asked whether a DNA database should be established in the Netherlands, less than 30 percent said they disagreed with the proposal.
