azc Amsterdam (Kabelweg)
The reception centre on Kabelweg in Amsterdam-West was the scene of a stabbing late on 30 January 2026. A row at the COA-run site escalated when a knife was drawn; a 25-year-old man suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital before being discharged, and a 19-year-old man was detained at the scene. Police said the cause of the altercation remained under investigation.
Occupancy
597
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€17m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Kabelweg, Amsterdam. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.
In the news
Jan 2026
Stabbing at Amsterdam asylum centre leaves one injured, man (19) arrested
A dispute at the COA reception centre on Kabelweg escalated when a knife was used. A 25-year-old man was slightly injured and a 19-year-old was detained at the scene.
NH Nieuws · source
Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate — always check the linked source.
Timeline
Jan 2026
Stabbing at reception centre
Argument at the Kabelweg site ended in a knife wounding; one man hurt, a 19-year-old arrested.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €80 per person per night for a regular centre, the 597 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €17m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.
Sources
COA / Rijksoverheid (Kamerstuk, 5 Sep 2025) · 2025-08-13. View source
Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.