azc Delfzijl (Zwet)
The reception centre at Delfzijl (Zwet) saw a serious stabbing at the end of December 2021, when a 40-year-old Iranian man knifed a fellow resident in the neck and leg, leaving the victim with heavy blood loss. At a hearing in November 2022 the prosecution demanded an 18-month sentence for attempted manslaughter, with psychiatric assessment indicating the suspect had acted while psychotic. The site has also seen earlier incidents, including a COVID-19 outbreak in 2020.
Occupancy
13
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€380k
estimated
Background
The site sits at Zwet, Delfzijl. 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
Nov 2022
Eighteen months' jail demanded over Delfzijl asylum centre stabbing
A 40-year-old Iranian man stabbed a fellow resident in the neck and leg in late December 2021; prosecutors demanded an 18-month sentence for attempted manslaughter.
RTV Noord · source
Aug 2020
What went wrong with the coronavirus outbreak at the Delfzijl asylum centre?
A COVID-19 outbreak spread through the Delfzijl reception centre, with infected residents relocated and unrest over how the move was handled.
RTV Noord · 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
Dec 2021
Stabbing of fellow resident
A 40-year-old man stabbed another resident in the neck and leg at the Delfzijl centre, causing serious injury.
Nov 2022
18 months demanded over stabbing
Prosecutors sought an 18-month prison term for attempted manslaughter; the suspect was assessed as having acted during a psychosis.
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 13 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €380k 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.