azc Zaandam (Gerrit Bolkade)
Reception at the Gerrit Bolkade in Zaandam is provided partly aboard the accommodation vessel Bibby Progress. On the evening of 16 January 2026 emergency services responded to a stabbing on the ship: multiple police units, dog handlers and an ambulance attended, officers boarded in protective gear and removed evidence. Police said one person was lightly injured and no arrests were made at the scene.
Occupancy
713
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€21m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Gerrit Bolkade, Zaandam. 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 azc Gerrit Bolkade in Zaandam
Emergency services responded to a stabbing aboard the Bibby Progress on 16 January 2026; one person was lightly injured and no arrests were made, with police seizing evidence from the vessel.
De Orkaan · 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 aboard the Bibby Progress
One person lightly injured in an incident on the accommodation vessel; no arrests reported at the time.
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 713 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €21m 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.